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Descriptor
English
:
Trypanosomiasis, African
Descriptor
Spanish
:
Tripanosomiasis Africana
Descriptor
Portuguese
:
Tripanossomíase Africana
Synonyms
English
:
African Sleeping Sickness
Nagana
Tree Number:
C03.752.300.900.719
SP4.001.012.148.184
Definition
English
:
A
disease
endemic among people and
animals
in Central
Africa
. It is caused by various species of trypanosomes, particularly T. gambiense and T. rhodesiense. Its second host is the TSETSE FLY. Involvement of the
central nervous system
produces "African sleeping sickness." Nagana is a rapidly fatal
trypanosomiasis
of
horses
and other
animals.
Indexing Annotation
English
:
for
trypanosomiasis
in tropical
Africa
caused by any species of
Trypanosoma
; coordinate with
NEGLECTED DISEASES
if pertinent; coordinate IM with
TRYPANOSOMA BRUCEI GAMBIENSE
(IM) for Gambian
trypanosomiasis
; entry term NAGANA: coordinate
TRYPANOSOMIASIS
, AFRICAN /vet (IM) with specific
Trypanosoma
species (IM) + animal
disease
term (IM) + specific animal (IM or NIM) + check tag
ANIMALS
; specify geographic term pertinent
History Note
English
:
NAGANA was heading 1991-94; was see under TRYPANOSOMIASIS, AFRICAN 1973-90; was see under TRYPANOSOMIASIS, BOVINE 1968-mid 72
Allowable Qualifiers
English
:
BL
blood
CF
cerebrospinal fluid
CI
chemically induced
CL
classification
CO
complications
CN
congenital
DI
diagnosis
DH
diet therapy
DT
drug therapy
EC
economics
EM
embryology
EN
enzymology
EP
epidemiology
EH
ethnology
ET
etiology
GE
genetics
HI
history
IM
immunology
ME
metabolism
MI
microbiology
MO
mortality
NU
nursing
PS
parasitology
PA
pathology
PP
physiopathology
PC
prevention & control
PX
psychology
RA
radiography
RI
radionuclide imaging
RT
radiotherapy
RH
rehabilitation
SU
surgery
TH
therapy
TM
transmission
US
ultrasonography
UR
urine
VE
veterinary
VI
virology
Record Number:
14755
Unique Identifier:
D014353
Occurrence in VHL
:
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