Trypanosomiasis gambiense

GPTKB entity

Statements (62)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:healthcare_organization
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:African_sleeping_sickness
gptkbp:affects gptkb:Person
gptkb:battle
gptkbp:associated_with gptkb:migration_patterns
poverty
neurological symptoms
lack of healthcare access
gptkbp:can_lead_to gptkb:cemetery
coma
gptkbp:casualties high if untreated
gptkbp:caused_by gptkb:Trypanosoma_brucei_gambiense
gptkbp:collaborations international health organizations
gptkbp:communication tsetse fly
gptkbp:community_involvement essential for control efforts
gptkbp:coordinates gptkb:Glossina_species
gptkbp:distribution West and Central Africa
gptkbp:duration weeks to months
gptkbp:education critical for adherence to treatment
gptkbp:first_described_by 1900s
gptkbp:form early-stage disease
late-stage disease
gptkbp:healthcare gptkb:battle
aim to eliminate it
play a role in awareness
gptkbp:historical_analysis ongoing
gptkbp:historical_impact significant in colonial times
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Trypanosomiasis gambiense
gptkbp:incubation_period days to weeks
gptkbp:influenced_by climate change
human activities
gptkbp:is_known_for gptkb:African_sleeping_sickness
gptkbp:is_monitored_by gptkb:World_Health_Organization
gptkbp:is_often_depicted_as gptkb:sub-Saharan_Africa
gptkbp:is_protected_by vector control
screening of at-risk populations
gptkbp:part_of public health strategies
neglected tropical diseases
gptkbp:public_awareness important for prevention
gptkbp:receives_funding_from high for research and treatment
gptkbp:reports_to thousands annually
gptkbp:requires gptkb:battle
medical attention
gptkbp:research_focus treatment efficacy
vaccine development
improved diagnostics
gptkbp:risk_factor living in endemic areas
gptkbp:social_responsibility blood test
historical epidemics
gptkbp:status under control in some areas
gptkbp:symptoms headache
sleep disturbances
fever
joint pain
important for quality of life
swelling of lymph nodes
gptkbp:transmission human-tsetse fly-human
gptkbp:treatment drug resistance
access to medication
antiparasitic medication
diagnostic delays