sleeping sickness

[slee-ping sik-nis] / ˈsli pɪŋ ˌsɪk nɪs /

NOUN

type of encephalitis

Synonyms

WEAK

catalepsy encephalitis encephalitis lethargica narcolepsy trypanosomiasis

Example Sentences

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You talk about the labor impact of sleeping sickness.

From Salon • May 8, 2025

In 2017, Naviaux and his team completed early clinical testing for suramin, the only drug approved in humans that can target ATP signaling and which is normally used to treat African sleeping sickness.

From Science Daily • May 10, 2024

With Death’s capture, millions are suddenly affected by a strange sleeping sickness: either unable to sleep or basically in a coma.

From The Verge • Aug. 5, 2022

Figure 15.13 Trypanosoma brucei is the causative agent of sleeping sickness in humans.

From Textbooks • Jun. 9, 2022

“John,” she murmured to herself, “John . . .” Then “My Ford,” she wondered, “have I given dais one its sleeping sickness injection, or haven’t I?”

From "Brave New World" by Aldous Huxley