Multiple choice

Which of the following diseases is caused by Leishmania in man?

  1. sleeping sickness

  2. kala-azar

  3. amoebiasis

  4. dengue fever
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B Correct answer
Explanation

Leishmania donovani causes visceral leishmaniasis, commonly known as kala-azar or black fever. Sleeping sickness is caused by Trypanosoma, amoebiasis by Entamoeba histolytica, and dengue fever by a flavivirus.

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