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