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trypanosomiasis
[ trih-pan-uh-soh-mahy-uh-sis, trip-uh-nuh- ]
trypanosomiasis
/ ˌٰɪəəəˈɪəɪ /
noun
- any infection of an animal or human with a trypanosome See also sleeping sickness Chagas' disease
trypanosomiasis
/ ٰĭ-ă′ə-ō-ī′ə-ĭ /
- A disease or infection caused by a trypanosome.
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51Թ History and Origins
Origin of trypanosomiasis1
First recorded in 1900–05; trypanosome + -iasis
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And in 2020, the World Health Organization hopes to eliminate sleeping sickness, or African trypanosomiasis, as a public health problem.
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Local medical personnel are receiving more training to screen for and diagnose trypanosomiasis.
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Trypanosomiasis, or sleeping sickness, is the result.
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The United States has poured about $5 million into this effort, which has squashed the number of trypanosomiasis cases down to nearly zero.
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A key symptom of trypanosomiasis is anaemia, which is caused by the loss of red blood cells.
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