2019 · Q81
Which one of the following organisms is responsible for sleeping sickness ?
General KnowledgeBiology
- Aleishmania
- BTrypanosoma
- CAscaris
- DHelicobacter
Explanation
Sleeping sickness (African trypanosomiasis) is caused by the protozoan parasite Trypanosoma brucei, transmitted by the bite of the tsetse fly. Plasmodium causes malaria, Leishmania causes kala-azar, and Paramecium is a free-living ciliate, not a human pathogen. Hence Trypanosoma.