Uganda and South Sudan, where nodding disease is prevalent; map courtesy of Wikimedia Commons / CIA World Factbook A strange illness has been killing thousands of young people each year, and recently it has started claiming even more victims in Africa.Called nodding disease, it usually strikes children at the age of 4 or 5 years and starts with occasional bouts of uncontrolled nodding. (scientificamerican.com)
The third week of Cody's strange illness brought them more mornings of sickness, sweating, and lethargy. (discovermagazine.com)
He soon realizes that the spa's miraculous treatments are not what they seem, but when he is diagnosed with the same strange illness as the spa's other guests his sanity and safety become threatened. (miagoth.com)