Question

Which of the following is a protozoan disease?

• A. Tetanus
• B. Measles
• C. Filariasis
• D. Sleeping sickness

Answer 1

The correct option is D Sleeping sickness

Tetanus (lockjaw) is an infectious disease caused by the bacteria Clostridium tetani. Measles is a highly contagious infection caused by the measles virus. Filariasis a parasitic disease caused by an infection with roundworms of the Filarioidea type. African trypanosomiasis or sleeping sickness is a parasitic disease of humans and other animals. It is caused by protozoa of the species Trypanosoma brucei.

Therefore, the correct answer is option D.