Human African trypanosomiasis

GPTKB entity

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	gptkb:disease
gptkbp:affects	blood humans central nervous system lymphatic system
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs	gptkb:sleeping_sickness
gptkbp:animalReservoir	gptkb:livestock wild animals
gptkbp:causativeAgent	gptkb:Trypanosoma_brucei_gambiense gptkb:Trypanosoma_brucei_rhodesiense
gptkbp:causedBy	gptkb:Trypanosoma_brucei
gptkbp:controls	WHO control initiatives
gptkbp:diagnosedBy	lumbar puncture blood smear
gptkbp:endemicTo	gptkb:sub-Saharan_Africa
gptkbp:fatalIfUntreated	true
gptkbp:firstDescribed	1901
gptkbp:hasEpidemiology	mainly rural areas
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	Human African trypanosomiasis
gptkbp:incubationPeriod	1 to 3 weeks
gptkbp:mortalityRate	high if untreated
gptkbp:notableOutbreaks	gptkb:Angola gptkb:Democratic_Republic_of_the_Congo gptkb:Uganda
gptkbp:prevention	gptkb:entomologist personal protective equipment vector control
gptkbp:publicHealthConcern	significant in endemic regions
gptkbp:stage2	meningoencephalitic phase
gptkbp:stageName	hemolymphatic phase
gptkbp:symptom	confusion fever headache sleep disturbances joint pain itching neurological problems
gptkbp:transmittedBy	gptkb:tsetse_fly
gptkbp:treatment	gptkb:eflornithine gptkb:melarsoprol gptkb:pentamidine suramin nifurtimox-eflornithine combination therapy
gptkbp:vectorFor	gptkb:Glossina_morsitans gptkb:Glossina_palpalis
gptkbp:WHOStatus	neglected tropical disease
gptkbp:zoonotic	true
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:African_sleeping_sickness gptkb:Trypanosoma_brucei_rhodesiense
gptkbp:bfsLayer	7