Human African trypanosomiasis in non-endemic countries.
Human African trypanosomiasis (HAT) or sleeping sickness is a parasitic disease, acquired by the bite of an infected tsetse fly. In non-endemic countries HAT is rare, and therefore the diagnosis may be delayed leading to potentially fatal consequences. In this article the clinical presentation, diagnosis and treatment of the two forms of HAT are outlined. Rhodesiense HAT is an acute illness that presents in tourists who have recently visited game parks in Eastern or Southern Africa, whereas Gambiense HAT has a more chronic clinical course, in individuals from West or Central Africa.
['Sudarshi|Darshan|D|', 'Brown|Mike|M|']
D000818:Animals D002601:Chancre D054242:Emigrants and Immigrants D006801:Humans D014347:Trypanosoma brucei gambiense D016833:Trypanosoma brucei rhodesiense D014353:Trypanosomiasis, African D014370:Tsetse Flies
Human African trypanosomiasis non-endemic sleeping sickness Rhodesiense Gambiense