DISEASES

Disease-gene associations mined from literature

Human genes for sleeping sickness

Sleeping sickness [DOID:10112]

A trypanosomiasis that results from infection by Trypanosoma brucei and gambiense, which is transmitted by the bite of an infected tsetse fly (Glossina spp). The symptoms include fever, headache, joint pain, itching, confusion, sensory disturbances, poor coordination and sleep disturbances.

Synonyms:  sleeping sickness,  DOID:10112,  sleeping sicknesses,  African sleeping sickness,  African trypanosomiasis ...