Question

Kala azar used and transmitted respectively by

• A. Leishmania and Phlebatomus
• B. Trypanosoma and sand fly
• C. Leishmania and tse-tse fly
• D. Trypanosoma and Glossina palpalis

Answer 1

The correct option is A

Leishmania and Phlebatomus

The correct option is A.

Explanation of correct answer:

1. Kala-azar, also called, Visceral leishmaniasis is an infection of protozoa called Leishmania.
2. Over 20 different species, of leishmania, are responsible for the disease.
3. The disease is infectious and is transmitted from one person to another through sand flies. Scientifically, sand flies are called Phlebotomus.
4. Few symptoms of the disease include fever, weight loss, enlargement of the spleen, and liver, and if the disease is left untreated leading to the death of the individual.

Explanation of incorrect answers:

Option B: Trypanosoma and sandfly

1. Trypanosoma causes Trypanosomiasis, also called sleeping sickness.
2. The disease is transmitted from one person to another by the tsetse fly and not sandfly.

Option C: Leishmania and tsetse fly

1. Leishmania is a protozoan disease that causes leishmaniasis.
2. This disease is transferred through a vector called sandfly.

Option D: Trypanosoma and Glossina palpalis

1. Trypanosoma is a causative agent of sleeping sickness and the vector of this disease is tsetse fly.
2. Sleeping sickness is also called Trypanosomiasis

Final answer: Kala-azar used and transmitted respectively by Leishmania and Phlebatomus