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How Is African Sleeping Sickness Treated?
African trypanosomiasis
Treatment
Medications used to treat this disorder include:
- Eflornithine (for T. gambiense only)
- Melarsoprol
- Pentamidine
- Suramin (Antrypol)
- Some patients may receive combination therapy
Support Groups
Expectations (prognosis)
Without treatment, death may occur within 6 months from
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