(C) The Tse-tse fly ($Glossina$ $palpalis$) acts as a biological vector for the protozoan parasite $Trypanosoma$ $gambiense$.This parasite is the caus

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(C) The Tse-tse fly ($Glossina$ $palpalis$) acts as a biological vector for the protozoan parasite $Trypanosoma$ $gambiense$.This parasite is the causative agent of African sleeping sickness (African trypanosomiasis).The fly transmits the infective stage of the parasite to humans through its bite.

Class 12 Biology Human Health and Disease Diseases caused by protozoa

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Tse-tse 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

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List-$I$ (Vector)	List-$II$ (Disease)
$(p)$ $Culex$	$(i)$ $Dengue$
$(q)$ $Anopheles$	$(ii)$ $Filariasis$
$(r)$ $Aedes$	$(iii)$ $Malaria$

Tse-tse fly is a vector for sleeping sickness which transmits the infective stage of which of the following parasite?

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Match the vector with the disease it transmits:
List-$I$ (Vector) List-$II$ (Disease)
$(p)$ $Culex$ $(i)$ $Dengue$
$(q)$ $Anopheles$ $(ii)$ $Filariasis$
$(r)$ $Aedes$ $(iii)$ $Malaria$