This malady should not be confused with African sleeping sickness, which is transmitted ... are to keep away from influenza patients and observe the commonsense laws of health.” ...

Millions of people worldwide are affected by African sleeping sickness, Chagas disease and other life-threatening infections caused by microscopic parasites borne by insects such as the tsetse fly.

or sleeping sickness. This disease was common in the west African region. The gene prompts the immune system to produce a protein that dissolves the membrane of the parasite, destroying it.

According to WHO, Kenya has eliminated sleeping sickness as a public health problem. The agency targets 2030 when most African countries would have eliminated the disease with zero transmission.

Millions of people worldwide are affected by African sleeping sickness, Chagas disease and other life-threatening infections caused by microscopic parasites borne by insects such as the tsetse fly.