L.D bodies are seen in_______________?

Correct answer: A. Kalahazar

  • A. Kalahazar
  • B. Toxoplasmosis
  • C. Malaria
  • D. Sleeping sickness

Explanation

LD bodies, or Leishman-Donovan bodies, are intracellular amastigotes of Leishmania donovani found in macrophages in kala-azar, or visceral leishmaniasis. The other listed diseases have different characteristic forms.

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