The causal organism for African sleeping sickness is
Correct answer: D. T. gambiense
- A. Trypanosoma cruzi
- B. T. rhodesiense
- C. T. tangela
- D. T. gambiense
Explanation
The causal organism for African sleeping sickness, also known as African trypanosomiasis, is Trypanosoma gambiense. African sleeping sickness is caused by the protozoan parasite Trypanosoma brucei, but it has two subspecies that are responsible for different forms of the disease: T. gambiense and T. rhodesiense.
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