The Growing Sleepless Scourge

African Sleeping Sickness is growing into one big problem in the impoverished continent of Africa where it afflicts both man and cow. Cows as we all know are the walking banks of many African people who rely on them for most of their dietary and monetary needs, good as gold as they say. The sleeping disorder is responsible for more than 50,000 people’s death each year and with that in mind, more focus has been given to the disease that is spread by the small yet terrible testes fly which targets both humans and beasts. The good news, researchers have found a seemingly weak point in the disease that is brought about by a parasite the fly transmits from host to host.
The link is found but the hard part is still to come, what is it about the parasite that induces the host to go into a stupor, seemingly sleeping for days on end as the parasite ravages the host’s body. Such a discover is good for the poor people of Africa who lose not only their lives but cows which they are using as currency. New treatments to counter the parasite and even counter the effects of this disease in the coming years as scientists and other specialists try to find the best treatment options as opposed to today’s regimen which can itself kill the host and not only the parasite.