African sleeping sickness is due to
Correct answer: C. Trypanosoma gambiense transmitted by Glossina palpalis
- A. Plasmodium vivax transmitted by tsetse fly
- B. Trypanosoma lewsii transmitted by bed bug
- C. Trypanosoma gambiense transmitted by Glossina palpalis
- D. Entamoeba gingivalis spread by housefly
Explanation
Trypanosoma gambiense is one of the subspecies of Trypanosoma brucei that causes African sleeping sickness in West and Central Africa. Glossina palpalis is one of the tsetse fly species responsible for transmitting this subspecies. So, this option accurately identifies one of the causative agents (T. gambiense) and one of the vectors (G. palpalis) responsible for transmitting the disease.
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