African sleeping sickness is caused by

Trypanosoma

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Leishmania

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Solution

The correct option is A Trypanosoma
African trypanosomiasis, also known as sleeping sickness is caused by microscopic parasites of the species Trypanosoma brucei. They are transmitted to humans by tsetse fly (Glossina genus) bites, which have acquired their infection from human beings or from animals harbouring the human pathogenic parasites. Hence, option A is correct.

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