Rhodes Health Dictionary

A disease caused by haemoflagellate protozoa and transmitted by blood-feeding tsetse flies of the genus Glossina. East African (Rhodesian) Sleeping Sickness is the more severe zoonotic form caused byTrypanosoma brucei rhodesiense found on the game-rich savannahs of East Central Africa while West African (Gambian) Sleeping Sickness is the more chronic form found in riverine areas of West Central Africa and which has a significant human reservoir although animals such as pigs may also be involved as reservoirs.... sleeping sickness

Kunth.

Family: Poaceae, Gramineae.

Habitat: Annual grass introduced into India from South Africa; cultivated in tropical and subtropical low-lying areas where rainfall is less than 125 cm.

English: Giant Rhodes, RhodesGrass.

Folk: Rhoolsoohullu (Karnataka).

Action: A proteinaceous factor, phytotrophin, isolated from the grass, was found to have antigenic properties similar to those of animal sex hormones and human chorionic gonadotrophin.

A related species, Chloris incompleta Roth., known as Bamnaa in Rajasthan and Mathania in Uttar Pradesh, has been equated with Ayurvedic classical herbs Manthaanakand Trnaaddhip. Another species, C. virgata Benth. & Hook. f., known as Gharaniyaa-ghass in Rajasthan, is used for the treatment of colds and rheumatism.... chloris gayana

(Rhodesian) Having divine protection

Kamalie, Kamalli, Kamaly, Kamaley, Kamalee, Kamaleigh, Kamalea, Kamaleah... kamali

(Rhodesian) A child who cries often Magarah, Magarra, Magaria... magara

(Greek) Resembling a rose; a woman from Rhodes

Rhodeia, Rhodia, Rhodie, Rhody, Roda, Rodi, Rodie, Rodina, Rodyna, Rodine, Rhodyna, Rhodine, Rhodina, Rhodee, Rhodea... rhoda

n. a genus of parasitic protozoans that move by means of a long trailing flagellum and a thin wavy membrane, which project from the body surface. Trypanosomes undergo part of their development in the blood of a vertebrate host. The remaining stages occur in invertebrate hosts, which then transmit the parasites back to the vertebrates. T. rhodesiense and T. gambiense, which are transmitted through the bite of *tsetse flies, cause *sleeping sickness in Africa. T. cruzi, carried by *reduviid bugs, causes Chagas’ disease in South America.... trypanosoma

n. a large bloodsucking fly of tropical Africa belonging to the genus Glossina. Tsetse flies, which have slender forwardly projecting biting mouthparts, feed during the day on humans and other mammals. They transmit the blood parasites that cause *sleeping sickness. G. palpalis and G. tachinoides, which are found along river banks, transmit Trypanosoma gambiense; G. morsitans, G. swynnertoni, and G. pallidipes, which are found in savannah country, transmit T. rhodesiense.... tsetse