Question : Sleeping sickness is a vector-borne disease caused by the infection of which microscopic parasite of the species?
Option 1: Trypanosoma brucei
Option 2: Balantioides coli
Option 3: Giardia duodenalis
Option 4: Cyclospora cayetanensis
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Correct Answer: Trypanosoma brucei
Solution : The correct answer is Trypanosoma brucei.
Sleeping sickness, also known as African trypanosomiasis, is a vector-borne disease caused by the infection of microscopic parasites of Trypanosoma brucei . These parasites are transmitted to humans through the bite of infected tsetse flies, the vectors responsible for spreading the disease.
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