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The blood sucking fly called the tsetse in the equatorial region causes __________.

A

malaria

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typhoid

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sleeping sickness

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dengue

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The correct option is B sleeping sickness
Tsetse, sometimes spelled also known as tik-tik flies, are large biting flies that inhabit much of tropical Africa. The bite leads to transmission of sleeping sickness and nagana.

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