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AFRICAN trypanosomiasis
AFRICAN SLEEPING SICKNESS
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THE FLY THAT CAUSED IT
This disease is spread by the bite of a tsetse fly
These flies are most common in rural areas
They live in mid- Africa
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STAGE ONE
The first stage starts one to three weeks after the
Bite. Some of the symptoms of stage one are
Fever, headaches, itchiness, and joint pain.
After weeks or even months the second stage will
Begin
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STAGE TWO
The second stage starts out with
confusion, bad coordination, numbness,
and trouble sleeping. Diagnosis is finding
the parasite in blood smears or in the
fluid of lymph nodes
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To tell the differences between the first
and second stages they take a lumbar puncture test
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TREATMENT
To prevent this very bad disease doctors
must screen the population at risk with blood
tests. Treating a patient is easier when the
disease is detected before the first stage.
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WEBSITES
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/African_trypanosomiasis
http://www.cdc.gov/parasites/sleepingsickness/
http://emedicine.medscape.com/article/228613-overview
Michael Allen
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