Manipal Medical Manipal Medical Solved Paper-2014

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    Which one of the following is correctly matched?                      

    A) Glossina palpalis ? Leishmaniasis

    B) Aedes aeqypti - Yellow fever

    C) Phlebotamus species ? Tryphosomiasis

    D) Wucheria bancrofti - Black foot disease

    Correct Answer: B

    Solution :

    Leishmaniasis or Kala-azar is caused by Leishmania donovani, which is transmitted by sand-fly    (Phlebotamus).    Trypnosomiasis       (sleeping sickness) is caused by Trypnosoma       gambians, (transmission by tse-tse fly). Black foot is a water borne disease, while W. Bancroft is causal organism of filariasis (elephantasis).


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