leishmaniasis

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Pronunciation

• IPA: /liːʃməˈnaɪəsɪs/, /laɪʃməˈnaɪəsɪs/

Noun

leishmaniasis (plural leishmaniases)

1. (pathology) Any of various ulcerative skin diseases caused by any of the protozoans of the genus Leishmania, transmitted to humans and animals by bloodsucking sandflies.

Synonyms

• Black Fever
• Dum-Dum fever
• kala-azar
• leishmaniosis
• sandfly disease

Translations

• French: leishmaniose
• German: Leishmaniose
• Portuguese: leishmaniose
• Russian: лейшманио́з
• Spanish: leishmaniasis

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