obsolete_human african trypanosomiasis true 3.88.0 DOID:10112 http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/MONDO_0005459 sleeping sickness HAT African Trypanosomiasis NCIt:C84541 Replaced by Mondo term MONDO_0005459, with which this term was previously merged. Use: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/MONDO_0005459 A parasitic disorder caused by protozoa of the Trypanosoma brucei species. It is transmitted by flies and is endemic in various regions of Sub-Saharan Africa. Signs and symptoms include fever, joint pain, headache, and significant swelling of the lymph nodes. If left untreated, the parasitic infection causes anemia, heart, kidney, and endocrine failure, and neurologic damage. Subsequently patients develop confusion, disruption of the sleep cycle, and mental deterioration. The infection may lead to coma and death. SNOMEDCT:27031003