India recently missed the deadline for elimination of Kala Azar Which of the following statements ab...........

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India recently missed the deadline for elimination of Kala Azar. Which of the following statements about Kala Azar is/are are correct?

1. Kala Azar is also known as Visceral Leishmaniasis, Black Fever and Dum Dum Fever.

2. Kala Azar is a vector borne disease and its vector is tse tse fly.

Choose the correct alternative:

1 only

2 only

Both 1 and 2

Neither 1 nor 2

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Explanation:

India misses the deadline for Kala Azar Elimination. Kala Azar is a vector borne disease and is also known by the names like Visceral Leishmaniasis (VL), black fever and Dumdum fever. Its infection is spread by Sand Fly which is prominently found in humid climate of tropics. Tsetse fly causes another vector borne disease – sleeping sickness. Hence, only first statement is correct.