Give the correct matching of causative agent/germ and disease.
Correct answer: D. Wuchereria - Filariasis
- A. Anopheles - Malaria
- B. Leishmania - Sleeping sickness
- C. Glossina - Kala-azar
- D. Wuchereria - Filariasis
Explanation
Wuchereria bancrofti is a parasitic filarial nematode worm transmitted by a mosquito vector. It is one of the three parasites that cause lymphatic filariasis. If left untreated, it can lead to elephantiasis. Treatment options are limited, and no vaccines have been developed.Malaria is caused by protozoan parasites of the genus Plasmodium and is transmitted by female Anopheles mosquitoes.Sleeping sickness, also known as African trypanosomiasis, is a parasitic disease affecting both people and animals. It is caused by protozoa of the genus Trypanosoma and transmitted by the tsetse fly.Kala-azar, caused by the protozoan Leishmania, is transmitted by sandflies.
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