Which of the following disease get transmitted through the bite of an infected tsetse fly?

Filariasis

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Malaria

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Typhoid

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Sleeping sickness

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Solution

The correct option is D Sleeping sickness
Sleeping sickness is a disease caused by the flagellated protozoan $T r y p a n o s o m a$ $b r u c e i$ . It is transmitted through the bite of an infected tsetse fly. If the infection prolongs for a longer time, it might affect the nervous system severely.

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