The causative organism of sleeping sickness is the?
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Trypanosome
- Plasmodium
- Vibrio bacterium
- penicillin
- tsetse fly
The correct answer is: A
Explanation
African Trypanosomiasis, also known as “sleeping sickness”, is caused by microscopic parasites of the species Trypanosoma brucei.
It is transmitted by the tsetse fly (Glossina species), which is found only in sub-Saharan Africa.