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The given figure shows an organism responsible for causing the disease. Identify the disease.

A

Kala-azar

B

Elephantiasis

C

Sleeping sickness

D

AIDS

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C
The given figure is of Trypanosoma gambiense. It causes sleeping sickness that spreads through the bite of tsetse fly.
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