African trypanosomiasis history and symptoms

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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-In-Chief: Pilar Almonacid

Symptoms

General symptoms of African trypanosomiasis include:

• Anxiety
• Drowsiness
• Fever
• Headache
• Increased sleepiness
• Insomnia at night
• Mood changes
• Sweating
• Swollen lymph nodes all over the body
• Swollen, red, painful nodule at site of fly bite
• Uncontrollable urge to sleep

	Symptoms
Systemic	Sweating Anxiety Fever
First stage (hemo-lyphatic stage)	Headaches Joint pains and itching
Second stage (neurological or meningo-encephalic stage)	Changes of behaviour Confusion Sensory disturbances Poor coordination Disturbance of the sleep cycle,