Treatment for African Sleeping Sickness involves Suramin for infections in the bloodstream and Melarsoprol for infections affecting the central nervous system (CNS).
Treatments for African Sleeping Sickness are Suramin for blood infections and Melarsoprol for CNS infections.
| Front | What is the treatment for African Sleeping Sickness? "SURe sleep well with MELAtonin" |
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| Back | Melarsoprol (CNS infections) |
Tags: antiparasitic, drugs
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