Match Column ‘A’ with Column ‘B’ and select the suitable answer from the codes given below:

Column I	Column II
​A. Leishmania donovani	{i}Malaria
B. Wuchereria bancrofti	{ii}Amoebiasis
C. Trypanosoma gambiense	{iii}Kala azar
D. Entamoeba histolytica	{iv}Sleeping sickness
	(v) Filariasis

Correct option is B

Correct Answer: (b)
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Explanation:

-Leishmania donovani → causes Kala-azar (Visceral leishmaniasis).

-Wuchereria bancrofti → causes Filariasis (Elephantiasis).

-Trypanosoma gambiense → causes Sleeping sickness.

-Entamoeba histolytica → causes Amoebiasis.

Information Booster:
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-Leishmania is transmitted by sand fly (Phlebotomus).

-Wuchereria is transmitted by Culex mosquito.

-Trypanosoma is transmitted by tsetse fly.

-Entamoeba is transmitted via contaminated food and water.

-All these are protozoan or helminthic parasitic diseases affecting humans.

Additional Information:
(a) Incorrect – mismatched pathogens.
(c) Wrong mapping between disease and organism.
(d) Incorrect pairing; malaria is caused by Plasmodium.