sickness /sick·ness/ (sik´nes) disease.
African sleeping sickness.
Patient discussion about African sleeping sickness.
African sleeping sickness African trypanosomiasis.
air sickness airsickness.
altitude sickness a condition due to difficulty adjusting to lowered oxygen pressure at high altitudes; it may take the form of mountain sickness, high-altitude pulmonary edema, or cerebral edema.
car sickness carsickness.
decompression sickness divers' paralysis; joint pain, respiratory problems, skin lesions, and neurologic signs, due to rapid reduction of air pressure in a person's environment.
green tobacco sickness transient, recurring nicotine poisoning in tobacco harvesters.
high-altitude sickness altitude s.
milk sickness an acute, often fatal disease in humans after they ingest milk, milk products, or flesh of cattle or sheep who have eaten certain toxic plants; human disease is marked by weakness, anorexia, vomiting, and sometimes muscular tremors.
morning sickness nausea of early pregnancy.
motion sickness nausea and malaise due to unaccustomed motion, such as in travel by airplane, automobile, ship, or train.
mountain sickness a type of high altitude sickness with oliguria, dyspnea, blood pressure and pulse rate changes, and neurological disorders.
radiation sickness a condition resulting from exposure to a whole-body dose of over 1 gray of ionizing radiation and characterized by the symptoms of the acute radiation syndrome.
sea sickness seasickness.
serum sickness a hypersensitivity reaction after administration of foreign serum or serum proteins, marked by urticaria, arthralgia, edema, and lymphadenopathy.
sleeping sickness increasing lethargy and drowsiness due to a disease process such as African trypanosomiasis or types of encephalomyelitis.
Af·ri·can sleeping sickness ( f r -k n)n. African trypanosomiasis. |
African sleeping sickness.
Patient discussion about African sleeping sickness.
Q. Need Help.I could not enjoy the blessings of nature. I have sleep problem which affects me to a great extent. Hi friends, I need your help. I could not enjoy the blessings of nature. I have sleep problem which affects me to a great extent. Is there any remedy that I can try other than sleeping pills?
A. Many things can interfere with sleep ranging from anxiety to an unusual work schedule. But people who have difficulty in sleeping often discover that their daily routine holds the key to night-time woes.
? Cut down on caffeine.
? Stop smoking or chewing tobacco.
? Use alcohol cautiously
? Avoid a sedentary life
? Improve your sleep surroundings.
? Keep a regular schedule
? Keep a sleep diary
? Use strategic naps
If you try all the above suggestions and still have sleep problem, talk to your health-care provider.
Read more or ask a question about African sleeping sickness? Cut down on caffeine.
? Stop smoking or chewing tobacco.
? Use alcohol cautiously
? Avoid a sedentary life
? Improve your sleep surroundings.
? Keep a regular schedule
? Keep a sleep diary
? Use strategic naps
If you try all the above suggestions and still have sleep problem, talk to your health-care provider.
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