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Sandfly is the insect vector for

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Kala-azar
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Sleeping sickness
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Typhoid
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Dysentery
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Solution

The correct option is D Kala-azar
Leishmaniasis or Kala-azar is caused by a protozoan parasite, Leishmania, which is spread by the bite of a sandfly. The proteins present in the blood is required for the reproduction. Mostly females are responsible for the sucking of the blood. It is a chronic and potentially fatal parasitic disease which affects the visceral organs the liver, spleen, bone marrow and lymph nodes due to infection by the parasite called Leishmania donovani.
Thus, the correct answer is option A.

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