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chronic trypanosomiasis (medicine) and H chain (medicine)


chronic trypanosomiasis (medicine)


chronic trypanosomiasis -->
Gambian trypanosomiasis


A chronic disease of humans caused by Trypanosoma brucei gambiense in northern and sub-Saharan Africa from Senegal east to Sudan and Uganda; characterised by splenomegaly, drowsiness, an uncontrollable urge to sleep, and the development of psychotic changes; basal ganglia and cerebellar involvement commonly lead to chorea and athetosis; the terminal phase of the disease is characterised by wasting, anorexia, and emaciation that gradually leads to coma and death, usually from intercurrent infection.

Synonym: chronic African sleeping sickness, chronic trypanosomiasis, West African sleeping sickness, West African trypanosomiasis.


H chain (medicine)


H chain
<protein> Heavy chain of immunoglobulin, see IgG, IgM, etc.