Sleeping sickness is caused by a single-celled parasite (protozoan) belonging to the genus Trypanosoma. It is transmitted by the tsetse fly.
Sleeping sickness happens due to
Asked in UPPSC Upper Mains 2007 · Topic: Other Parasitic Diseases (African Trypanosomiasis)
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Answer: D. mono cell animal named Trypanosoma
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