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Protozoan Disease

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Name the organism causing the following disease :
A)Kala Azaar
B)Sleeping sickness

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Solution

A)Kala Azaar also known as Leishmaniasis is caused by Leishmania donovani.
B)Sleeping sickness known as Trypanosomiasis is caused by protozoa Trypanosoma brucei.

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