Fexinidazole has been approved by WHO for the treatment of Human African Trypanosomiasis. What is the major advantage of fexinidazole over previous tr...

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Fexinidazole has been approved by WHO for the treatment of Human African Trypanosomiasis. What is the major advantage of fexinidazole over previous treatments for T. b. gambiense HAT?

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It is an oral drug effective for both stage 1 and non-severe stage 2 T. b. gambiense disease, avoiding the need for lumbar puncture in some patients

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It is effective against T. b. rhodesiense stage 2 disease

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It has no side effects

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It provides lifelong immunity against reinfection

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It kills the tsetse fly vector

uk-dtmh MCQ (SBA): Fexinidazole for HAT

Fexinidazole has been approved by WHO for the treatment of Human African Trypanosomiasis. What is the major advantage of fexinidazole over previous treatments for T. b. gambiense HAT?