Arrange the symptoms of chronic African trypanosomiasis in the correct order. Start with the earliest at the top. Instructions Recurrent fevers develop that can continue for months or years. Involvement of the central nervous system is marked by gradual loss of interest in everything, decreased activity, and indifference to food. A painful chancre develops within a week at the site of the bite of an infected tsetse fly. Eventually the person becomes comatose and dies.
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