African sleeping sickness

GPTKB entity

Statements (53)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:disease
gptkbp:affects gptkb:humans
livestock
gptkbp:caused_by gptkb:Trypanosoma
gptkbp:clinical_trial ongoing
diagnostic tests
new therapies
gptkbp:communication_system tsetse fly
gptkbp:complications gptkb:death
coma
gptkbp:cultural_impact gptkb:art
gptkb:literature
gptkb:music
gptkbp:diagnosis blood test
gptkbp:duration weeks to months
gptkbp:epidemiology endemic regions
outbreaks
surveillance efforts
gptkbp:first_described_by 1900s
gptkbp:geographic_distribution gptkb:Sub-Saharan_Africa
gptkbp:has_two_forms gptkb:Trypanosomiasis_gambiense
gptkb:Trypanosomiasis_rhodesiense
gptkbp:historical_impact economic decline
population decline
colonial Africa
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label African sleeping sickness
gptkbp:incubation_period days to weeks
gptkbp:known_as trypanosomiasis
gptkbp:notable_case gptkb:historical_figures
case studies
notable outbreaks
gptkbp:prevention gptkb:Wasp
wearing protective clothing
avoiding tsetse fly habitats
gptkbp:public_health_challenge access to healthcare
limited resources
lack of awareness
gptkbp:research_focus vaccine development
treatment improvement
gptkbp:scientific_classification neglected tropical disease
gptkbp:symptoms headache
sleep disturbances
fever
confusion
joint pain
personality changes
neurological problems
gptkbp:treatment antiparasitic medication
gptkbp:vector gptkb:traps
environmental management
insecticides
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Trypanosoma
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5