HISTORY
THE MUSLIM WORLD AND AFRICA
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Question
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Most traders ate their domestic animals when they arrived in the forest
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The large animals could not easily move through the dense forest.
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The tsetse fly in the forest was deadly for the domestic animals
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The river provided safer transportation
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Detailed explanation-1: -African Trypanosomiasis, also known as “sleeping sickness”, is caused by microscopic parasites of the species Trypanosoma brucei. It is transmitted by the tsetse fly (Glossina species), which is found only in sub-Saharan Africa.
Detailed explanation-2: -A bite by the tsetse fly is often painful and can develop into a red sore, also called a chancre. Fever, severe headaches, irritability, extreme fatigue, swollen lymph nodes, and aching muscles and joints are common symptoms of sleeping sickness. Some people develop a skin rash.
Detailed explanation-3: -Tsetse flies (Diptera: Glossinidae) are an ancient taxon of one genus, Glossina, and limited species diversity. All are exclusively haematophagous and confined to sub-Saharan Africa.
Detailed explanation-4: -Key Points: Sleeping sickness, caused by ‘’trypanosome brucei", occurs only in Africa and is transmitted by “Tsetse Fly". No case of sleeping sickness has been reported previously from India. Tsetse fly is also not found in India.