Question
Biology Question on human health and disease
?African sleeping sickness? is caused by
A
Giardia intestinalis
B
Trichomonas vaginalis
C
Trypanosoma gambiense
D
Leishmania donovani
Answer
Trypanosoma gambiense
Explanation
Solution
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).