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Princeton's WordNet
Leishmania, genus Leishmanianoun
flagellate protozoan that causes leishmaniasis
Wiktionary
leishmanianoun
Parasite that causes leishmaniasis, a genus trypanosome protozoa.
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leishmania
Leishmania is a genus of trypanosomes that acts as a parasite and is responsible for the disease leishmaniasis. These unicellular organisms are typically transmitted through the bite of infected sandflies. Leishmaniasis can manifest in multiple forms, including cutaneous, mucocutaneous, and visceral, each differing in symptoms and severity. Leishmania species are found globally, mainly in tropical and subtropical regions.
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Leishmania
Leishmania is a genus of trypanosomatid protozoa, and is the parasite responsible for the disease leishmaniasis. It is spread through sandflies of the genus Phlebotomus in the Old World, and of the genus Lutzomyia in the New World. Their primary hosts are vertebrates; Leishmania commonly infects hyraxes, canids, rodents, and humans. Leishmania currently affects 12 million people in 98 countries. The parasite was named in 1903 after the Scottish pathologist William Boog Leishman.
U.S. National Library of Medicine
Leishmania
A genus of flagellate protozoa comprising several species that are pathogenic for humans. Organisms of this genus have an amastigote and a promastigote stage in their life cycles. As a result of enzymatic studies this single genus has been divided into two subgenera: Leishmania leishmania and Leishmania viannia. Species within the Leishmania leishmania subgenus include: L. aethiopica, L. arabica, L. donovani, L. enrietti, L. gerbilli, L. hertigi, L. infantum, L. major, L. mexicana, and L. tropica. The following species are those that compose the Leishmania viannia subgenus: L. braziliensis, L. guyanensis, L. lainsoni, L. naiffi, and L. shawi.
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Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of leishmania in Chaldean Numerology is: 2
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of leishmania in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1
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