| Date | 1803 |
| Author | Winterbottom |
| Contribution | Described sleeping sickness in West Africa. |
| Reference | Major |
| Notes | "Winterbottom's Sign" (swollen glands in neck) became important in diagnosis, but another century (approximately) was to elapse before the causative germ (protozoon) would be discovered. |
| Category | Miscellany |
| Pathogen Class | Protozoa |
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