Which protozoan is commonly associated with sleeping sickness?

Practice Questions

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Which protozoan is commonly associated with sleeping sickness?
  1. Giardia lamblia
  2. Plasmodium vivax
  3. Trypanosoma brucei
  4. Leishmania donovani

Questions & Step-by-Step Solutions

Which protozoan is commonly associated with sleeping sickness?
  • Step 1: Understand what sleeping sickness is. It is a disease that affects the brain and can cause severe health problems.
  • Step 2: Identify the type of organism that causes sleeping sickness. This organism is called a protozoan.
  • Step 3: Learn the name of the specific protozoan responsible for sleeping sickness. It is called Trypanosoma brucei.
  • Step 4: Know how this protozoan is transmitted to humans. It is spread by the bite of a tsetse fly.
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