Kala azar is caused and transmitted respectively by

Options

A. Leishmania and Phlebotomus
B. Trypanosoma and sand fly
C. Leishmania and tsetse fly
D. Trypanosoma and Glossina palpalis

Answer

A

Explanation

Kala azar is caused by bites from female phlebotomine sand flies, the vector of the leishmania parasite. The sand flies feed on animals and humans for blood which they need for developing their eggs.