Sleeping sickness is a vector-borne disease caused by the infection of which microscopic parasite of the species?

The correct answer is Trypanosoma brucei.Key Points

• Sleeping sickness is caused by the microscopic parasite Trypanosoma brucei.
• The disease is transmitted to humans through the bite of infected tsetse flies, which are found in sub-Saharan Africa.
• If left untreated, sleeping sickness can cause serious neurological damage and eventually lead to death.
• Treatment involves medication that targets the parasite, but early diagnosis is critical as the disease becomes more difficult to treat as it progresses.

Additional Information

• Balantioides coli is a protozoan parasite.
  • It can infect humans and animals.
• Giardia duodenalis is a parasite that causes a diarrheal illness called giardiasis.
  • These have a pear-like form and are between 10 and 20 micrometers long. 
• Cyclospora cayetanensis is another parasitic pathogen that can cause diarrhea.
  • Numerous fresh vegetable varieties, such as raspberries, mesclun and romaine lettuce, snow peas, basil, and cilantro, have been connected to foodborne outbreaks.