African sleeping sickness is caused by Trypanosoma brucei,a unicellular flagellated protist that infects red blood cells after being injected into the bloodstream.Trypanosoma brucei is which of the following?

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Trypanosoma brucei is a unicellular organism and belongs to the kingdom Protista. The term 'protozoan' is commonly used to describe unicellular, eukaryotic organisms that are heterotrophic and not fungi, and the term encompasses a wide variety of protists. Trypanosoma brucei is one of the many protozoans that can cause disease in humans.

African Sleeping Sickness Is Caused by Trypanosoma Brucei,a Unicellular Flagellated