leishmaniasis
利什曼病,雷什曼病,血吸虫病,痳疯病
Definitions
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Pathology.
- : any infection caused by a protozoan of the genus Leishmania.
Examples
That is, until the wound on Gaither’s knee worsened and, armed with research papers, she convinced her own physician to test a biopsy for leishmaniasis.
Most leishmaniasis cases treated in the US are linked to international travel.
In 2007, the World Health Organization added leishmaniasis to the list of neglected tropical diseases, which mainly affect the word’s poor and do not receive much attention.
Bridget McIlwee, an Illinois-based dermatologist, has treated patients who contracted leishmaniasis in Texas.
While her family’s ordeal has ended, scientists say the story of leishmaniasis in the US is just beginning.
It is commonly known as "Kala-azar," or "dum-dum" fever, and more technically as tropical leishmaniasis.