False about Leishmaniasis is

A. Aldehyde Test of Napier is a good test for diagnosis

B. Indian Leishmaniasis is a non-zoonotic infection with man as the sole reservoir

C. Co-infection with AIDS is now emerging

D. There are no drugs for personal prophylaxis

Correct Answer: Aldehyde Test of Napier is a good test for diagnosis

Description: • In Scrub typhus the nymphal and adult stages of the mite are free living in nature, they do not feed on vertebrate hostst • Larvae (chigger) feed on vertebrate hosts’ and pick up rickettsiae • Larval stage ‘act as a both reservoir and a vector.’

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