Leishmaniasis is a parasitic disease spread by the bite of infected sand flies. There are several different forms of leishmaniasis. The most common are cutaneous and visceral. The cutaneous type causes skin sores. The visceral type affects internal organs such as the spleen, liver, and bone marrow. People with this form usually have fever, weight loss, and an enlarged spleen and liver.
Leishmaniasis is found in parts of about 88 countries. Most of these countries are in the tropics and subtropics. It is possible but very unlikely that you would get this disease in the United States. But you should be aware of it if you are traveling to the Middle East or parts of Central America, South America, Asia, Africa or southern Europe.
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- Leishmaniasis (National Library of Medicine)Leishmaniasis is a parasitic disease spread by the bite of infected sand flies. There are several different forms of leishmaniasis. The most common are cutaneous and visceral. The ...
- Leishmaniasis is an infectious disease spread by the bite of the female sandfly. ... Leishmaniasis is caused by a tiny parasite called leishmania protozoa. Protozoa are one-celled organisms. The different ...
- Leishmaniasis is seen in the United States mainly in people who have traveled outside the U.S. There are several different types of leishmaniasis, but all are transmitted by the bite of ...
- Leishmaniasis is a parasitic disease spread by the bite of the sandfly and can cause skin disease ...
- Images ... Parasites are deposited in the skin by the bite of a sand-fly. These parasites (leishmania) produce a local sore at the site ...
- ... of the spinal cord and brain) and visceral leishmaniasis (a parasitic disease that usually affects spleen, liver, ... intravenously once daily, or for the treatment of leishmaniasis on specific days, over a period of 2 ...
- Leishmaniasis is seen in the United States mainly in people who travel outside the U.S. There are several different types of leishmaniasis, but all are transmitted by the bite of ...
- Leishmaniasis is seen in the United States mainly in people who have traveled outside the U.S. There are several different types of leishmaniasis, but all are transmitted by the bite of ...
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