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an encephalitis that was epidemic between 1915 and 1926; symptoms include paralysis of the extrinsic eye muscle and extreme muscular weakness

an encephalitis that was epidemic between 1915 and 1926; symptoms include paralysis of the extrinsic eye muscle and extreme muscular weakness

An African disease in which there is continued drowsiness, and wasting away.

See African sleeping s.

Syn.: trypanosomiasis. An African disease due to infection with the Trypanosoma gambiense, transmitted by the tsetse fly.