<prompt> Sandfly transmits-Kala azarOriental soreRelapsing feverOraya fever  <response>: In India, Kala-azar is transmitted from person to person by the bite of the female phlebotomine sandfly, P.argentipus which is a highly anthropophilic species. Transmission may also take place by contamination of the bite wound or by contact when the insect is crushed during the act of feeding Parks Textbook of Preventive and Social Medicine, 25th edition, Page No. 835 