Question

Tsetse fly is a vector for sleeping sickness, which transmits the infective stage of which of the

following parasite?

• A. Leishmania donovani
• B. Plasmodium falciparum
• C. Trypanosoma gambiense
• D. Wuchereria bancrofti

Answer 1

Answer: (C)

Trypanosoma gambiense

Trypanosoma gambiense causes sleeping sickness and is transmitted by tse-tse fly. Leishmania donovani (please note the spelling) causes kala-azar and is transmitted by Sand fly. Plasmodium falciparum causes malaria and is transmitted by the female anopheles mosquito. Wuchereria bancrofti causes elephantiasis and is transmitted by culex mosquito. So, the correct answer is option C.