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Kala-azar is caused by:...

Kala-azar is caused by:

A

Escherichia coli

B

Azobacter

C

Clostridium

D

Leishmania

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D
Kala Azar is caused by a protozoan parasite of Leishmania genus. Kala Azar is a slow advancing and naturally occuring disease. In India the parasite which causes this disease is Leishmania Donovani.
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