Leishmaniasis

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Tweet Leishmaniasis:  5 point summary of highlights, further details in leishmaniasis module of Tropical Medicine teaching series parasitic infection transmitted by the bite of a sandfly distinct skin, mucocutaneous & visceral forms of infection are known leishmaniasis is present in one or more of its forms in the Indian Subcontinent, the Middle East & Mediterranean rim, Central [...]

Leishmania lovelies

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video shot of leishmania promastigotes

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adult sandfly

Notes on clinical tropical medicine, parasitology and entomology of Leishmaniasis