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a serious and potentially fatal disease caused by a parasite transmitted by the tsetse fly
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Sleeping sickness, also known as African trypanosomiasis, is a parasitic disease transmitted by the tsetse fly.
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I heard that sleeping sickness is a really serious illness that affects people in certain parts of Africa.
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Dude, I feel like I have a case of sleeping sickness after staying up all night playing video games.
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The lack of interest in the project spread through the team like a form of sleeping sickness, causing productivity to plummet.