Trypanosoma is a human parasite causing:
Correct answer: A. African sleeping sickness
- A. African sleeping sickness
- B. European sleeping sickness
- C. Indonesian sleeping sickness
- D. American sleeping sickness
Explanation
Parasitic flagellates cause diseases. For example Trypanosoma is a human parasite causing African sleeping sickness. It is transmitted by the bite of infected tsetse fly.
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