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leishmaniasis, human protozoal infection spread by the bite of a sandfly. Leishmaniasis occurs worldwide but is especially prevalent in tropical areas. Three major forms of the disease are recognized: visceral, cutaneous, and mucocutaneous. Leishmaniasis is caused by various species of the flagellate protozoan Leishmania, of the order Kinetoplastida. These parasites infect a variety of vertebrate animals, such as rodents and canines. They are transmitted to humans by the bite of a bloodsucking sandfly, which belongs to the genus Lutzomyia in the Americas and to Phlebotomus in the Old World. Leishmanial parasites have two morphologic stages in their life cycle. One ...(100 of 514 words)

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