Tse-Tse fly causes sleeping sickness and skin diseases by transmitting:
Correct answer: C. Trypanosoma
- A. Plasmodium
- B. Anopheles
- C. Trypanosoma
- D. Insects
Explanation
African trypanosomiasis, also called sleeping sickness, is a disease caused by a parasite. People can get this parasite when an infected Tsetse fly bites them. Symptoms include fatigue, high fever, headaches, and muscle aches. If the disease is not treated, it can cause death.
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