Biological Classification Question 75

75. The causal organism for African sleeping sickness is

(a) Trypanosoma cruzi

(b) T. rhodesiense

(c) T. tangela

(d) T. gambiense

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Answer : d

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(d) African sleeping sickness disease also called trypanosomiasis, that is common in Africa which is caused by parasite, Trypanosoma gambiense. The parasite is transmitted by Tse-Tse fly (Glossina palpalis).