Trypanosomiasis- west African
Overview
A hemoflagellate subspecies of parasitic protozoa that causes Gambian or West African sleeping sickness in humans. The vector host is usually the tsetse fly (Glossina).
Symptoms
The list of signs and symptoms mentioned in various sources for West African Trypanosomiasis includes the 39 symptoms listed below: * Red sore - at the fly bite site * Chancre * Insomnia at night * Daytime sleepiness * Fever * Severe headaches * Irritability * Extreme fatigue * Swollen lymph nodes * Aching muscles * Aching joints * Skin rash * Swelling around the eye * Hand swelling * Progressive confusion * Personality changes * Slurred speech * Seizures * Difficulty walking * Difficulty talking * Weight loss * See also symptoms of sleeping sickness * Intermittent fever * Posterior cervical lymphadenopathy * Malaise * Weight loss * Arthralgia * Rash * Pruritus * Edema * Chronic meningoencephalitis * Behavioral changes * Cachexia * Headache * Hallucinations * Delusions * Somnolence * Skin nodule - at site of bite * Skin chancre - at site of bite Note that West African Trypanosomiasis symptoms usually refers to various symptoms known to a patient, but the phrase West African Trypanosomiasis signs may refer to those signs only noticable by a doctor.
Causes
Other Possible Causes of these Symptoms * Aching joints * Aching muscles * Arthralgia * Behavioral changes * Cachexia * Chancre * Chronic meningoencephalitis * Daytime sleepiness * Delusions * Difficulty talking * Difficulty walking * Edema * Extreme fatigue * Fever * Hallucinations * Hand swelling * Headache * Insomnia at night * Irritability * Malaise * Personality changes * Progressive confusion * Pruritus * Rash * Red sore * Seizures * Severe headaches * Skin rash * Slurred speech * Somnolence * Swelling around the eye * Swollen lymph nodes * Weight loss * Weight loss
Diagnosis
These home medical tests may be relevant to West African Trypanosomiasis: * Sleep Disorders: Home Testing Home Sleep Tests, Sleep Apnea Tests