sleeping-sickness
1sleeping sickness — n 1) a serious disease that is prevalent in much of tropical Africa, is marked by fever, headache, protracted lethargy, confusion, sleep disturbances, tremors, and loss of weight, is caused by either of two trypanosomes (Trypanosoma brucei… …
2sleeping sickness — sleeping .sickness n [U] a serious ↑tropical disease that is carried by the ↑tsetse fly (=a type of insect) . It causes extreme tiredness and fever, and makes you lose weight …
3sleeping sickness — sleeping ,sickness noun uncount a serious tropical disease in which you have a fever, lose weight, and are extremely tired …
4sleeping sickness — ► NOUN ▪ a tropical disease transmitted by the bite of the tsetse fly, marked by extreme lethargy …
5sleeping sickness — n. 1. an infectious disease, esp. common in tropical Africa, caused by either of two trypanosomes (Trypanosoma gambiense or T. rhodesiense) that are transmitted by the bite of a tsetse fly: it is characterized by fever, drowsiness, and coma,… …
6Sleeping sickness — MedlinePlus = 001362 eMedicineSubj = med eMedicineTopic = 2140 MeshID = D014353 Sleeping sickness or human African trypanosomiasis is a parasitic disease of people and animals, caused by protozoa of species Trypanosoma brucei and transmitted by… …
7sleeping sickness — Pathol. 1. Also called African sleeping sickness, African trypanosomiasis. a generally fatal disease, common in parts of Africa, characterized by fever, wasting, and progressive lethargy: caused by a parasitic protozoan, Trypanosoma gambiense or… …
8sleeping sickness — African trypanosomiasis a disease of tropical Africa caused by the presence in the blood of the parasitic protozoans Trypanosoma gambiense or T. rhodesiense. The parasites are transmitted through the bite of tsetse flies. Initial symptoms include …
9sleeping sickness — /ˈslipɪŋ ˌsɪknəs/ (say sleeping .siknuhs) noun 1. → African sleeping sickness. 2. a form of inflammation of the brain marked by extreme weakness, drowsiness, or sleepiness, usually associated with paralysis of some cerebral nerves …
10sleeping sickness — noun An endemic infectious disease of humans and animals in tropical Africa, caused by a parasitic trypanosome, transmitted by the tsetse fly and characterized by fever, severe headache, joint pains and lymph node swelling in the early stages,… …
