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African trypanosomiasis

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African trypanosomiasis
n.
Either of two types of an often fatal, endemic infectious disease of humans and animals in tropical Africa: Gambian trypanosomiasis or Rhodesian trypanosomiasis.
African trypanosomiasis (aˑ·fri·kn tri·paˑ·n·s·mīˑ·sis),
n.pr parasite-induced blood and neurological disease contracted by the tsetse fly bite. Often fatal if not treated.


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