VPA-0015
QUESTION
Leishmania develops in?
OPTIONS
(A) Mosquito
(B) Tabanus
(C) Culicoides
(D) Sand fly
ANSWER
(D) Sand fly
EXPLANATION
Leishmania develops in sand flies, particularly female phlebotomine sand flies, which serve as its biological vectors. Mosquitoes, Tabanus, and Culicoides are not the characteristic vectors of Leishmania.
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