Rho·de·sian trypanosomiasis (r -d  zh n)n. An acute type of African trypanosomiasis that progresses rapidly and is caused by Trypanosoma brucei rhodesiense, transmitted by tsetse flies. Also called acute African sleeping sickness, acute trypanosomiasis. |
Rhodesian trypanosomiasis
[rōdē′zhən]
an acute form of African trypanosomiasis, caused by the parasite Trypanosoma brucei rhodesiense. The disease may progress rapidly, causing encephalitis, coma, and death in only a few weeks. Also called kaodzera, Trypanosoma brucei rhodesiense. Compare Gambian trypanosomiasis. See also African trypanosomiasis.
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