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Sleeping sickness   /slˈipɪŋ sˈɪknəs/   Listen
Sleeping sickness

noun
1.
An encephalitis that was epidemic between 1915 and 1926; symptoms include paralysis of the extrinsic eye muscle and extreme muscular weakness.  Synonyms: encephalitis lethargica, epidemic encephalitis, lethargic encephalitis, sleepy sickness.





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"Sleeping sickness" Quotes from Famous Books



... of risk: very high food or waterborne diseases: bacterial and protozoal diarrhea, hepatitis A, typhoid fever vectorborne diseases: malaria, African trypanosomiasis (sleeping sickness) are high risks in some locations respiratory disease: meningococcal meningitis ...
— The 2007 CIA World Factbook • United States


Words linked to "Sleeping sickness" :   phrenitis, cephalitis, encephalitis


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