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Leishmania

Leishmania

9.9
A single-celled parasite that makes people and animals sick, often causing skin sores
  • noun
  • /liˈɪʃˌmeɪniə/
  • Specialized
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  • The researchers tested the experimental drug against Leishmania parasites, which are transmitted by the bite of infected sand flies.
  • Leishmania parasite

Examples

  • Worms, amoebae, Leishmania, Plasmodium, terpanosoma, bacteria, and viruses all do this.

  • There's Leishmania, sleeping sickness, again, their termite gut flagellate.

  • So I suggest that a lot can be learned from Leishmania that can be used for tuberculosis.

  • The only way to contract leishmania parasites is through the bite of the tiny sand fly.

    Academic text (2005)

  • The life cycle of the pathogenic Leishmania spp. involves sandflies, rodents, and dogs.

    Academic text (1993)

  • The only way to contract Leishmania parasites is through the bite of the tiny sand fly.

  • This disease is caused by Leishmania, which infects humans and animals through sand fly bites.

Synonyms

genus Leishmania
vsLeishmania
  • Specialized
9.9

A small parasite that causes leishmaniasis in people and animals

has identical meaning but uses a slightly different name form

Compounds

genus Leishmania
  • Specialized
9.9

A small parasite that causes leishmaniasis in people and animals

Surface Forms

Leishmania singular
Leishmanias plural

Etymology

The word Leishmania is named after a Scottish doctor, Leishman, who first described these tiny parasites, and the scientific ending -ia shows it is a group name. So Leishmania means 'Leishman's group', which helps explain why the name refers to this genus of parasites.