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Definition of Leishmaniasis
1. Noun. Sores resulting from a tropical infection by protozoa of the genus Leishmania which are spread by sandflies.
Generic synonyms: Protozoal Infection
Specialized synonyms: Assam Fever, Dumdum Fever, Kala-azar, Visceral Leishmaniasis, Aleppo Boil, Cutaneous Leishmaniasis, Delhi Boil, Old World Leishmaniasis, Oriental Sore, Tropical Sore, American Leishmaniasis, Leishmaniasis Americana, Mucocutaneous Leishmaniasis, Nasopharyngeal Leishmaniasis, New World Leishmaniasis
Definition of Leishmaniasis
1. Noun. (pathology) Any of various ulcerative skin diseases caused by any of the protozoans of the genus ''Leishmania'', transmitted to humans and animals by bloodsucking sandflies. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Leishmaniasis
1. [n -MANIASES]
Medical Definition of Leishmaniasis
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Literary usage of Leishmaniasis
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1. Tropical Diseases: A Manual of the Diseases of Warm Climates by Patrick Manson (1918)
"... CHAPTER XI leishmaniasis UNDER the term " leishmaniasis" at least three diseases
of man ... clinical forms of leishmaniasis are specifically identical, ..."
2. Monographic Medicine by Albion Walter Hewlett, Henry Leopold Elsner (1916)
"(6) Infantile Kala-Azar or Infantile leishmaniasis The Leishmania ... (c) Cutaneous
leishmaniasis or Oriental Sore (leishmaniasis cutanea, Bouton d'Orient, ..."
3. Health Information for International Travel edited by Rosamond R. Dewart (1999)
"leishmaniasis Description leishmaniasis is a parasitic disease transmitted by
... Cutaneous leishmaniasis is characterized by one or more skin sores (either ..."
4. Diseases of the Skin: A Textbook for Students and Practitioners by J. M. H. MacLeod (1921)
"Naso-oral leishmaniasis ; Breda's Disease ; American leishmaniasis. Definition :
An ulcero-granulomatous condition of the skin and mucous membrane of the ..."
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