Definitions
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- noun A
parasite that causesleishmaniasis , agenus trypanosome protozoa ,Leishmania .
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- noun flagellate protozoan that causes leishmaniasis
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The parasite they used in the study was the leishmania, which is transmitted by the bite of the phlebotomine sandfly.
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Cutaneous Leishmaniasis - caused by the parasitic protozoa leishmania; transmitted to humans via the bite of sandflies; results in skin lesions that may become chronic; endemic in 88 countries; 90% of cases occur in Iran, Afghanistan, Syria, Saudi Arabia, Brazil, and Peru; wild and domesticated animals as well as humans can act as reservoirs of infection.
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In the Late Cretaceous period, the world was covered with warm-temperate to tropical areas that swarmed with blood-sucking insects carrying leishmania, malaria, intestinal parasites, arboviruses and other pathogens.
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He was explaining how India's kala azar epidemic could explode as HIV moved into Bihar, leaving infected people defenseless against the leishmania parasite.
CHASING BLACK FEVER 2007
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Cutaneous Leishmaniasis - caused by the parasitic protozoa leishmania; transmitted to humans via the bite of sandflies; results in skin lesions that may become chronic; endemic in 88 countries; 90\% of cases occur in Iran, Afghanistan, Syria, Saudi Arabia, Brazil, and Peru; wild and domesticated animals as well as humans can act as reservoirs of infection.
The 2007 CIA World Factbook United States. Central Intelligence Agency
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Cutaneous Leishmaniasis - caused by the parasitic protozoa leishmania; transmitted to humans via the bite of sandflies; results in skin lesions that may become chronic; endemic in 88 countries; 90\% of cases occur in Iran, Afghanistan, Syria, Saudi Arabia, Brazil, and Peru; wild and domesticated animals as well as humans can act as reservoirs of infection.
The 2005 CIA World Factbook United States. Central Intelligence Agency
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The phlebotomine sandly is the vector for leishmania CDC ...
WN.com - Articles related to Punjab, Maharashtra, Bengal lead in curbing birth rate 2010
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New study leads to the development of first prophylactic treatment for leishmania
THE MEDICAL NEWS Editors 2010
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New study leads to the development of first prophylactic treatment for leishmania
THE MEDICAL NEWS Editors 2010
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By studying the larval breeding habits of the sand flies and the genotypes and drug sensitivities of the leishmania parasites, the project aims to devise effective methods to control the disease.
THE MEDICAL NEWS 2009
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