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Give the correct matching of causative agent/germ and disease

1. Anopheles - malaria
2. Leishmania - Sleeping sickness
3. Glossina - Kala-azar
4. Wuchereria - Filariasis

Correct answer: Wuchereria - Filariasis

Solution

Wuchereria is a filarial worm that causes filariasis. The other options are mismatched because Anopheles and Glossina are vectors, while Leishmania causes kala-azar, not sleeping sickness.

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