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(D) The housefly $(Musca 	ext{ domestica})$ acts as a mechanical vector for several pathogens, including those causing $Leprosy$, $Dysentery$, and $T

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Sleeping sickness

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(D) The housefly $(Musca 	ext{ domestica})$ acts as a mechanical vector for several pathogens, including those causing $Leprosy$, $Dysentery$, and $Typhoid$. However, $Sleeping 	ext{ sickness}$ (African trypanosomiasis) is caused by the protozoan $Trypanosoma 	ext{ brucei}$ and is transmitted by the $Tse-tse 	ext{ fly}$ $(Glossina 	ext{ species})$, not the housefly. Therefore, the correct option is $D$.

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