trypanosomiasis

[trih-pan-uh-soh-mahy-uh-sis, trip-uh-nuh-]

noun

Pathology.

1. any infection caused by a trypanosome.

trypanosomiasis

/ ˌtrɪpənəsəˈmaɪəsɪs /

noun

1. any infection of an animal or human with a trypanosome See also sleeping sickness Chagas' disease

trypanosomiasis

1. A disease or infection caused by a trypanosome.

Word History and Origins

Origin of trypanosomiasis¹

First recorded in 1900–05; trypanosome + -iasis

Example Sentences

And in 2020, the World Health Organization hopes to eliminate sleeping sickness, or African trypanosomiasis, as a public health problem.

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Local medical personnel are receiving more training to screen for and diagnose trypanosomiasis.

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Trypanosomiasis, or sleeping sickness, is the result.

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The United States has poured about $5 million into this effort, which has squashed the number of trypanosomiasis cases down to nearly zero.

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A key symptom of trypanosomiasis is anaemia, which is caused by the loss of red blood cells.

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