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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