Symptoms of West African Trypanosomiasis

List of symptoms of West African Trypanosomiasis:

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.

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Other Possible Causes of these Symptoms

Click on any of the symptoms below to see a full list of other causes including diseases, medical conditions, toxins, drug interactions, or drug side effect causes of that symptom.

• Aching joints - see all causes of Aching joints
• Aching muscles - see all causes of Muscle aches
• Behavioral changes - see all causes of Behavioral symptoms
• Chancre - see all causes of Chancre
• Chronic meningoencephalitis - see all causes of Meningoencephalitis
• Daytime sleepiness - see all causes of Drowsiness
• Delusions - see all causes of Delusions
• Difficulty talking - see all causes of Difficulty talking
• Difficulty walking - see all causes of Difficulty walking
• Edema - see all causes of Edema
• Extreme fatigue - see all causes of Extreme fatigue
• Fever - see all causes of Fever
• Hallucinations - see all causes of Hallucinations
• Hand swelling - see all causes of Hand swelling
• Headache - see all causes of Headache
• Insomnia at night - see all causes of Insomnia
• Irritability - see all causes of Irritability
• Malaise - see all causes of Malaise
• Personality changes - see all causes of Personality change
• Progressive confusion - see all causes of Confusion
• Pruritus - see all causes of Pruritus
• Rash - see all causes of Rash
• Red sore - see all causes of Sores
• See also symptoms of sleeping sickness
• Seizures - see all causes of Seizures
• Severe headaches - see all causes of Severe headaches
• Skin rash - see all causes of Rash
• Slurred speech - see all causes of Slurred speech
• Somnolence - see all causes of Drowsiness
• Swelling around the eye - see all causes of Eye swelling
• Swollen lymph nodes - see all causes of Swollen lymph nodes
• Weight loss - see all causes of Weight loss
• Weight loss - see all causes of Weight loss

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Article Excerpts About Symptoms of West African Trypanosomiasis:

A bite by the tsetse fly is often painful. Occasionally, 1-2 weeks after the tsetse fly bite, a red sore, also called a chancre (SHAN-ker) appears at the site of the infective bite. Several weeks to months later, other symptoms of sleeping sickness occur. These include fever, rash, swelling around the eye and hands, severe headaches, extreme fatigue, aching muscles and joints. You may develop swollen lymph nodes on the back of your neck called Winterbottom's sign. Weight loss occurs as the illness progresses. Personality changes, irritability, loss of concentration, progressive confusion, slurred speech, seizures, and difficulty in walking and talking occurs when infection has invaded the central nervous system. These symptoms become worse as illness progresses. Sleeping for long periods of the day and having insomnia at night is a common symptom. If left untreated, infection becomes worse and death will occur within several months to years after infection. (Source: excerpt from West African Trypanosomiasis: DPD)

West African Trypanosomiasis as a Cause of Symptoms or Medical Conditions

When considering symptoms of West African Trypanosomiasis, it is also important to consider West African Trypanosomiasis as a possible cause of other medical conditions. The Disease Database lists the following medical conditions that West African Trypanosomiasis may cause:

• Acute confusional state
• Aseptic meningitis
• Cervical lymphadenopathy
• CSF lymphocytosis
• Haemolytic anaemia
• Oedema
• Parkinsonism
• Pruritus
• Pyrexia of unknown origin
• Reduced level of consciousness
• Splenomegaly
• Tremor
• VDRL positive

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About signs and symptoms of West African Trypanosomiasis:

The symptom information on this page attempts to provide a list of some possible signs and symptoms of West African Trypanosomiasis. This signs and symptoms information for West African Trypanosomiasis has been gathered from various sources, may not be fully accurate, and may not be the full list of West African Trypanosomiasis signs or West African Trypanosomiasis symptoms. Furthermore, signs and symptoms of West African Trypanosomiasis may vary on an individual basis for each patient. Only your doctor can provide adequate diagnosis of any signs or symptoms and whether they are indeed West African Trypanosomiasis symptoms.