Malawi Launches First Oral Pill to Fight Deadly Sleeping Sickness

Malawi Launches First Oral Pill to Fight Deadly Sleeping Sickness - teleSUR English

Malawi has taken a historic step in the fight against Rhodesiense sleeping sickness, a rare but deadly disease spread by the tsetse fly. For the first time, patients can take Fexinidazole Winthrop, an oral pill, instead of enduring toxic IV treatments that previously had a 5-10% fatality rate. The disease, officially known as human African trypanosomiasis (HAT), attacks the central nervous system, leading to brain damage, coma, and death. Malawi…

Malawi Launches First Oral Pill to Fight Deadly Sleeping Sickness

For the first time, patients in Malawi can take a pill instead of enduring toxic IV drugs to survive a fast-moving and deadly disease.

Malawi launches first Oral Pill to fight deadly Sleeping Sickness

For the first time, patients in Malawi can take a pill instead of enduring toxic IV drugs to survive a fast-moving and deadly disease. Rhodesiense sleeping sickness, a rare but often fatal illness spread by the tsetse fly, has long affected parts of East and Southern Africa. The disease—officially known as human African trypanosomiasis (HAT)—is caused […] The post Malawi launches first Oral Pill to fight deadly Sleeping Sickness appeared first o…