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–noun Pathology.
1. Also called African sleeping sickness, African trypanosomiasis. a generally fatal disease, common in parts of Africa, characterized by fever, wasting, and progressive lethargy: caused by a parasitic protozoan, Trypanosoma gambiense or T. rhodesiense, that is carried by a tsetse fly, Glossina palpalis.
2. Also called epidemic encephalitis, lethargic encephalitis. a viral disease affecting the brain, characterized by apathy, sleepiness, extreme muscular weakness, and impairment of vision.
Also, British, sleepy sickness.

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1870–75
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encephalitis le·thar·gi·ca   (lə-thär'jĭ-kə)   
n.  A viral epidemic encephalitis marked by apathy, paralysis of the extrinsic eye muscle, and extreme muscular weakness. It occurred in various parts of the world between 1915 and 1926. Also called sleeping sickness, sleepy sickness.

[New Latin encephalītis lēthargica : encephalītis, encephalitis + Latin lēthargica, feminine of lēthargicus, sleepy.]
sleeping sickness  
n.  
  1. An often fatal, endemic infectious disease of humans and animals in tropical Africa, caused by either of two trypanosomes (Trypanosoma rhodesiense or T. gambiense) transmitted by the tsetse fly and characterized by fever, severe headache, and lymph node swelling in the early stages, followed by extreme weakness, sleepiness, and deep coma. Also called African sleeping sickness.
  2. See encephalitis lethargica.
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Main Entry: sleeping sickness
Function: noun
1 : a serious disease that is prevalent in much of tropical Africa, is marked by fever, protracted lethargy, tremors,and loss of weight, is caused by either of two trypanosomes (Trypanosoma brucei gambiense and T. b. rhodesiense), and is transmitted by tsetse flies called also African sleepingsickness
2 : any of various viral encephalitides or encephalomyelitides of which lethargy or somnolence is a prominent feature; especially : EQUINE ENCEPHALOMYELITIS
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sleeping sickness n.
See encephalitis lethargica.

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sleeping sickness   (slē'pĭng)  Pronunciation Key 
  1. An often fatal protozoan infection prevalent in tropical Africa, caused by either of two trypanosomes spread by the bite of the tsetse fly and characterized by fever and extreme lethargy.
  2. Encephalitis that is caused by any of various viruses and is characterized by lethargy and extreme muscular weakness.

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