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Which protozoan is commonly associated with sleeping sickness?

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Question: Which protozoan is commonly associated with sleeping sickness?

Options:

  1. Giardia lamblia
  2. Plasmodium vivax
  3. Trypanosoma brucei
  4. Leishmania donovani

Correct Answer: Trypanosoma brucei

Solution: 

Trypanosoma brucei is the causative agent of sleeping sickness, transmitted by tsetse flies.

Which protozoan is commonly associated with sleeping sickness?

Practice Questions

Q1
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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