Short presentation of this tropical disease

1. Sl e e p i n g
s i c k n e s s

2. •
Sl e e p i n g
s i c k n e s s
I t
i s a parasitic disease o f
h u ma n s
a n d
o t h e r
a n i ma l s ,
c a u s e d
b y
a
p r o t o z o a n
(T r y p a n o s o m a b r u c e i )
• Th i s
d i s e a s e
i s
c a u s e d
b y
a
f l y
c a l l e d
t s e t s e .
Ts e t s e
f l y
t r a n s mi t s
i t
b y
b i t i n g .
• Th i s
d i s e a s e

3. S y mp t o ms
Th e
a r e
c o n
d i u
s l e
d a y
n i g
Th e
i n c
me n
i mp
l o s
s y mp t o ms o b s e r v e d
f u s i o n , r e v e r s e d
r n a l r h y t h m (i s
e p i n g d u r i n g t h e
a n d wa k i n g a t
h t ) a n d c o n v u l s i o n s .
p a t i e n t
r e a s i n g l y b e c o me s
t a l l y
a i r e d , f i n a l l y
e s b l a d d e r