(A) Kala-azar,also known as visceral leishmaniasis,is a disease caused by the protozoan parasite $Leishmania$ $donovani$.This parasite is transmitted

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(A) Kala-azar,also known as visceral leishmaniasis,is a disease caused by the protozoan parasite $Leishmania$ $donovani$.This parasite is transmitted to humans through the bite of an infected female sand fly,which belongs to the genus $Phlebotomus$.Therefore,the causative agent is $Leishmania$ and the vector (transmitter) is $Phlebotomus$.

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Leishmania and Phlebotomus
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List-$I$ (Vector)	List-$II$ (Disease)
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$(q)$ $Anopheles$	$(ii)$ $Filariasis$
$(r)$ $Aedes$	$(iii)$ $Malaria$

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Match the vector with the disease it transmits:
List-$I$ (Vector) List-$II$ (Disease)
$(p)$ $Culex$ $(i)$ $Dengue$
$(q)$ $Anopheles$ $(ii)$ $Filariasis$
$(r)$ $Aedes$ $(iii)$ $Malaria$