Which one of the following pairs of causative agent and type of disease are correct?
I. Leishmania - Sleeping sickness
II. Nematode - Elephantiasis
III. Trypanosoma - Kala azar
IV. Staphylococcus - Acne

I and II

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II and III

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II and IV

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III and IV

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Solution

The correct option is C II and IV
Leishmania causes kala-azar. Elephantiasis is caused by the filarial worm, a nematode. Trypanosoma causes sleeping sickness. Staphylococcus causes acne.
So, option C is correct.

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