Leishmaniasis

Leishmaniasis is a wide array of clinical manifestations caused by protozoal parasites of the Trypanosomatida genus Leishmania. It is generally spread through the bite of phlebotomine sandflies, Phlebotomus and... Wikipedia

  • Pronunciation:  Leishmaniasis, leishmaniosis
  • Specialty:  Infectious disease
  • Symptoms:  Skin ulcers, fever, low red blood cells, enlarged liver
  • Causes:  Leishmania parasites spread by sandflies
  • Prevention:  Bug nets, insecticide
  • Frequency:  4–12 million
  • Deaths:  24,200 (2015)
  • Data source:  DuckDuckGo