Multiple choice

Match the following:

   
Disease Causative agent Vector
P. Dumdum fever i. Flavivirus spp. 1. Tse-tse fly
Q. African trypanosomiasis ii. Leishmania donovani 2. Sand fly
R. Jail fever iii. Trypanosoma brucei 3. Mosquito
S. Yellow plague iv. Rickettsia prowazekii 4. Body louse

  1. P - ii - 3, Q - iv - 1, R - i - 2, S - iii - 4

  2. P - iii - 1, Q - iv - 2, R - ii - 4, S - i - 3

  3. P - i - 2, Q - ii - 4, R - iii - 2, S - iv - 3

  4. P - ii - 2, Q - iii - 1, R - iv - 4, S - i - 3

  5. P - i - 4, Q - iii - 1, R - ii - 3, S - iv - 2
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D Correct answer
Explanation

This option is correct because all are correctly matched. Dumdum fever is caused by Leishmania donovani and transmitted by the bite of the sand fly. African Trypanosomiasis is caused by Trypanosoma brucei and transmitted by the tse-tse fly. Jail fever is caused by Rickettsia prowazekii and transmitted by the human body louse (Pediculus humanus corporis). Yellow plague is a mosquito-borne infectious disease of humans and other animals caused by parasites of the Flavivirus spp.

 

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