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sleeping sickness

sleep·ing sick·ness


noun 
Definition:
 
1. tropical disease: a disease in tropical Africa caused by parasitic protozoans that are carried by tsetse flies. Affected people and animals experience fever, weight loss, and lethargy.

2. encephalitis causing lethargy: an epidemic form of encephalitis causing lethargy, muscular weakness, and impaired vision

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