All of the following are true regarding African trypanosomiasis EXCEPT
A)it is also known as "sleeping sickness."
B)all subspecies of Trypanosoma brucei have multiple hosts.
C)it is transmitted by the tsetse fly.
D)death ultimately occurs without proper treatment.
E)Trypanosoma brucei gambiense is the more common cause of disease.

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Not all subspecies of Trypanosoma brucei have multiple hosts. T. brucei gambiense and T. brucei rhodesiense are the two subspecies that cause African trypanosomiasis and both have multiple hosts.

All of the Following Are True Regarding African Trypanosomiasis EXCEPT