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A bite of Tse-Tse fly may pass to humans:

1. Leishmania donovani
2. Trypanosoma gambiense
3. Entamoeba histolytica
4. Plasmodium vivax

Correct answer: Trypanosoma gambiense

Solution

Tse-tse flies transmit African trypanosomes, especially Trypanosoma gambiense, which causes West African sleeping sickness. The other options are spread by different routes or vectors, not tse-tse flies.

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