Is sleeping sickness same as west nile?

No: Most people don’t have sx’s w west nile virus. Mild sx’s occur in about 20% of people; which can include fever, eye pain, generalized body aches, headaches, feeling really tired, & possible enlarged lymph nodes or rash. About 1% have severe illness which can include neurologic problems. Possible sx’s include: seizures, severe headache w stiffness of the neck, high fever, confusion & weakness. >.

No: Sleeping sickness is caused by two germs, trypanosoma brucei rhodesiense and trypanosomoa brucei gambiense . The more severe form of the illness is caused by t. Rhodesiense . West nile virus is caused by an arbovirus infection.