leishmania
Americannoun
noun
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Etymology
Origin of leishmania
< New Latin (1903), after William Boog Leishman (1865–1926), Scottish bacteriologist; see -ia
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The new study says nothing about possible reservoirs, but parasitologists have long known that leishmania parasites exist in Southern Plains wood rats, says Molyneux, who was not involved in the study.
From Scientific American ● Oct. 19, 2023
"Treating a patient with leishmania drugs never eliminates every parasite from the body -- they persist for the rest of a patient's life," Satoskar said.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 29, 2023
The patient’s boyfriend was also shown to have been infected with the same species of leishmania.
From New York Times ● Dec. 5, 2014
It is caused by the leishmania parasite and transmitted via the bite of an infected sand fly.
From BBC ● Jan. 30, 2012
And the infected sand flies there are armed with leishmania major parasites more menacing than their counterparts in Iraq, as well as leishmania tropica, a more persistent and hostile species that causes bigger boils.
From Washington Post ● Jun. 22, 2010
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