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leishmaniosis

DEFINITIONS OF: leishmaniosis

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

Synonyms:
kala azar, leishmaniasis
Types:
Assam fever, dumdum fever, kala-azar, visceral leishmaniasis
leishmaniasis of the viscera
Aleppo boil, Delhi boil, Old World leishmaniasis, cutaneous leishmaniasis, oriental sore, tropical sore
leishmaniasis of the skin; characterized by ulcerative skin lesions
American leishmaniasis, New World leishmaniasis, leishmaniasis americana, mucocutaneous leishmaniasis, nasopharyngeal leishmaniasis
a form of leishmaniasis endemic in Mexico and Central American and South America; sores are limited to the skin and mucosa
Type of:
protozoal infection
any infection caused by a protozoan
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