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The disease caused by Trypanosoma gambiense is

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Sleeping sickness
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Kala-azar
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Diphtheria
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Dysentery
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Solution

The correct option is C Sleeping sickness
  • Sleeping sickness is caused by a parasitic flagellate protozoan called Trypanosoma ambience.
  • The disease is transmitted between mammals hist by Tsetse fly
  • Fever, severe headaches, irritability, extreme fatigue, swollen lymph nodes, and aching muscles and joints are common symptoms of sleeping sickness.
  • Hence The disease caused by Trypanosoma ambience is Sleeping sickness.
  • So, the correct answer is 'Sleeping sickness'.

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