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Name the causative organism and the vector for African sleeping sickness |
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Answer» -African trypanosomiasis, also known as sleeping sickness, is an insect-borneparasitic disease of humans and other animals. -It is caused by protozoa of the species Trypanosoma brucei. There are two types thatinfecthumans, Trypanosoma bruceigambiense(TbG) andTrypanosoma brucei rhodesiense(TbR). -They are transmitted to humans by tsetse fly (Glossina genus) bites which have acquired their infection from human beings or from animals harbouring human pathogenic parasites. |
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