Question

The vector for causing sleeping sickness in man is

• A. House fly
• B. Mosquito
• C. TseTSe fly
• D. Butterfly

Answer 1

The correct option is C

TseTSe fly

The correct answer is Option C:

Explanation of correct option:

1. Sleeping sickness is a parasitic illness spread by particular types of flies.
2. Swelling of the brain is the main symptom of the disease.
3. Trypanosoma brucei rhodesiense and Trypanosoma brucei gambiense is the parasites that cause sleeping sickness.
4. The more severe type of the sickness is caused by Trypanosoma brucei rhodesiense.
5. Tsetse flies are the carriers of the disease.

Final answer: The vector for causing sleeping sickness in man Tsetse fly