Which of the following diseases is caused by a protozoan?

Sleeping sickness

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Tuberculosis

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Typhoid

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Cholera

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Solution

The correct option is A Sleeping sickness
Protozoans are eukaryotic, unicellular microorganisms. Most of them are free-living, found in soil and fresh water, while some are parasitic and cause diseases in plants and animals. Sleeping sickness is caused by the protozoan parasite, $T r y p a n o s o m a$ $b r u c e i$ .

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