Question:

?African sleeping sickness? is caused by

Updated On: Jul 5, 2022
  • Giardia intestinalis
  • Trichomonas vaginalis
  • Trypanosoma gambiense
  • Leishmania donovani
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Trypanosoma is a blood protozoan transmitted by bite of tsetse fly (Glossina sp.). African sleeping sickness is caused by 2 organisms - (i) Trypanosoma brucei gambiense (causes chronic debilitating disease) and (ii) Trypanosoma brucei rhodesiense (produces more acute disease).
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