leishmaniasis

Noun

Meaning

sores resulting from a tropical infection by protozoa of the genus Leishmania which are spread by sandflies

Source: WordNet

Synonyms

leishmaniosis kala azar parasite leishmania protozoan flagellate tsetse fly sandfly African sleeping sickness vector-borne disease Chagas disease bloodstream infection kinetoplastid hemoflagellate trypanosomatid

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Hypernyms

protozoal infection

Hyponyms

kala azar Aleppo boil Delhi boil cutaneous leishmaniasis oriental sore dumdum fever

Related terms

leishmania leishmaniosis leishmaniotic

Phrases with the word

post-kala-azar dermal leishmaniasis leishmaniasis vector

Examples

Antimony and its compounds do not cause acute human health effects, with the exception of antimony potassium tartrate ("tartar emetic"), a prodrug that is intentionally used to treat leishmaniasis patients. Source: Internet

A: It sounds like they have localized cutaneous Leishmaniasis, which is caused by protozoa, a type of parasite. Source: Internet

In the quest to develop more effective treatments for parasitic diseases like African sleeping sickness, Chagas disease and Leishmaniasis, scientists look for weaknesses in the organisms' molecular machinery. Source: Internet

Some examples of intracellular pathogens include viruses, the food poisoning bacterium Salmonella and the eukaryotic parasites that cause malaria ( Plasmodium falciparum ) and leishmaniasis ( Leishmania spp.). Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

leishmania infantum leishmania major leishmanial leishmaniasis americana leishmaniasis vector leishmanicidal