Associate the following diseases/infections with their causative agents:
$(a)$ Sleeping sickness
$(b)$ $SARS$
$(c)$ Kala-azar
$(d)$ Acne
$(e)$ $AIDS$
$(f)$ Dengue fever
$(g)$ Malaria
$(h)$ Brain fever
$(i)$ Chickenpox
$(j)$ Polio
$(a)$ Sleeping sickness
$(b)$ $SARS$
$(c)$ Kala-azar
$(d)$ Acne
$(e)$ $AIDS$
$(f)$ Dengue fever
$(g)$ Malaria
$(h)$ Brain fever
$(i)$ Chickenpox
$(j)$ Polio
(N/A) The following table lists the diseases and their respective causative agents:
| Disease | Causative Agent |
|---|---|
| $(a)$ Sleeping sickness | $Trypanosoma$ (Protozoan) |
| $(b)$ $SARS$ | Virus |
| $(c)$ Kala-azar | $Leishmania$ (Protozoan) |
| $(d)$ Acne | $Staphylococcus$ (Bacteria) |
| $(e)$ $AIDS$ | Virus $(HIV)$ |
| $(f)$ Dengue fever | Virus |
| $(g)$ Malaria | $Plasmodium$ (Protozoan) |
| $(h)$ Brain fever | Virus |
| $(i)$ Chickenpox | Virus |
| $(j)$ Polio | Virus |
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