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The notorious disease 'sleeping sickness' is caused by Trypanosoma, which belongs to which major group of protozoans?

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According to , the members of flagellated protozoans are either free-living or parasitic in nature, and they notably possess flagella for locomotion. The parasitic forms within this specific group are known to cause severe diseases in humans. A primary example provided in the text is Trypanosoma, which is the causative agent of the deadly disease known as sleeping sickness.

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