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Kala-azar and oriental sore are spread by

(a) housefly

(b) bed bug

(c) sand fly

(d) fruit fly

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Correct option  (c) sand fly

Explanation:

Kala-azar and oriental sore both the disease are caused by Leishmania.It ls digenetic and intermediate host is sand fly belonging to the genus Phlebotomus.

Leishmania donovani causes kala-azar or visceral leishmaniasis which is also called dum-dum fever, infection occurs chiefly in spleen and liver, secondarily in bone marrow and intestinal villi.

L. tropica causes oriental sore or cutaneous leishmaniasis in man.

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