BIOLOGY
JAMB 2013 - Question 41
Biology 2013 JAMB Past Questions - Question 41: A tropical disease caused by Trypanosoma is
Choose the most appropriate option for the gap .
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Correct Answer
D
Explanation
Trypanosomeis a protozoan transmitted by biood sucking infected tsetsefly. Malaria is alsocaused by a protozoan called Plasmodium. It is transmitted through the bite of infected blood sucking female anopheles mosquito. Yellow fever is caused by virus transmitted by infected blood sucking culex mosquito. River blindness oronchocerias is is a disease caused by a filarial worm called onchocercid transmitted through the bite of infected' blood sucking blackfly called simulism.

