Human Health And Disease Question 181

Question: ‘Glossina palpalis’ is a vector for [CBSE PMT 1992]

Options:

A) Dengue

B) Filariasis

C) Gambian fever

D) Plague

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Answer:

Correct Answer: C

Solution:

Gambian fever or Gambian sleeping sickness is caused by a protozoan Trypanosoma gambience and is transmitted by Glossina palpalis (tse-tse fly).