trypanosomiasis; sleeping sickness
Medical term for infection by Trypanosoma parasites. In humans, African trypanosomiasis is commonly called sleeping sickness.
Trypanosomiasis is transmitted by the tsetse fly.
In Africa, preventive measures against trypanosomiasis are being promoted.
From the genus name Trypanosoma (トリパノソーマ) + 症 (しょう, 'disease'). The genus name is derived from Greek trypanon ('borer') + sōma ('body').