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:associatedWith	animal African trypanosomiasis
gptkbp:causedBy	gptkb:Trypanosoma_brucei
gptkbp:controls	WHO Neglected Tropical Diseases program
gptkbp:diagnosedBy	microscopy lumbar puncture serological tests
gptkbp:epidemicHistory	major outbreaks in 20th century
gptkbp:fatalIfUntreated	true
gptkbp:firstDescribed	1901
gptkbp:foundIn	gptkb:sub-Saharan_Africa
gptkbp:hasType	gptkb:Trypanosoma_brucei_gambiense_infection gptkb:Trypanosoma_brucei_rhodesiense_infection
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	human African trypanosomiasis
gptkbp:incubationPeriod	1 to 3 weeks
gptkbp:mortalityRate	high if untreated
gptkbp:notableCase	Democratic Republic of the Congo epidemic Uganda epidemic
gptkbp:prevention	gptkb:entomologist personal protective equipment vector control
gptkbp:publicHealthConcern	gptkb:World_Health_Organization
gptkbp:stageName	hemolymphatic stage meningoencephalitic stage
gptkbp:studiedBy	parasitologists Tropical medicine specialists
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:zoonotic	true
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:NTDs
gptkbp:bfsLayer	7