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Kala-azar and Oriental Sore are spread b...

Kala-azar and Oriental Sore are spread by

A

housefly

B

bed bug

C

sand fly

D

fruit fly

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C
Kala-azar and oriental sore both the disease are caused by Leishmania. It is 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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