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UK
/lɛʃmˈeɪnɪˌæsiz/
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NOUN
- sores resulting from a tropical infection by protozoa of the genus Leishmania which are spread by sandflies
How To Use leishmaniasis In A Sentence
- Visceral leishmaniasis, also known as kala-azar, is an acute, often deadly form of the disease resulting from parasites multiplying in the spleen, liver and bone marrow. 1. Target audience, objectives, scope and structure
- The new commitments aim to eradicate or reduce leprosy, lymphatic filariasis (also known as elephantiasis), blinding trachoma, sleeping sickness, Guinea worm, schistosomiasis (also called bilharzia), river blindness, soil-transmitted helminthes, Chagas disease and visceral leishmaniasis. Agencies, Drug Makers, Gates Target 10 Diseases
- She also praised the brilliant results achieved by the Tunis Pasteur Institute in the medical and scientific research notably in determining the causes of "leishmaniasis" and other viral diseases. AllAfrica News: Latest
- As you said, it's called leishmaniasis and it affects some two million people every year, in tropical areas like Colombia. CNN Transcript Jul 3, 2008
- Of all the parasitic diseases, leishmaniasis is considered the most likely to succumb to vaccination.
- The cutaneous form of leishmaniasis occurs from two weeks to six months after the bite of a sandfly.
- Using powerful genetic-analysis tools more commonly targeted to cancer and other diseases prevalent in industrialized nations, researchers are studying patterns that underlie malaria and tuberculosis in developing countries and more obscure conditions such as leishmaniasis and Chagas 'disease. Fore, right!
- The boy suffers from disfiguring cutaneous leishmaniasis, which is transmitted by sand fly bites. Photos of the Day: Oct. 18
- Of all the parasitic diseases, leishmaniasis is considered the most likely to succumb to vaccination.
- In cutaneous leishmaniasis, the systemic symptoms are usually absent.