leishmaniasis

[ leesh-muh-nahy-uh-sis, lahysh- ]

nounPathology.

any infection caused by a protozoan of the genus Leishmania.

Origin of leishmaniasis

First recorded in 1910–15; leishman(ia) + -iasis

Also leish·man·i·o·sis [leesh-man-ee-oh-sis, -mey-nee-, lahysh-]. /liʃˌmæn iˈoʊ sɪs, -ˌmeɪ ni-, laɪʃ-/.

Compare kala-azar.

Words Nearby leishmaniasis

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How to use leishmaniasis in a sentence

While her family’s ordeal has ended, scientists say the story of leishmaniasis in the US is just beginning.
Flesh-eating parasites are on the rise in the US | Purbita Saha | June 22, 2021 | Popular-Science
In 2007, the World Health Organization added leishmaniasis to the list of neglected tropical diseases, which mainly affect the word’s poor and do not receive much attention.
Flesh-eating parasites are on the rise in the US | Purbita Saha | June 22, 2021 | Popular-Science
Bridget McIlwee, an Illinois-based dermatologist, has treated patients who contracted leishmaniasis in Texas.
Flesh-eating parasites are on the rise in the US | Purbita Saha | June 22, 2021 | Popular-Science
That is, until the wound on Gaither’s knee worsened and, armed with research papers, she convinced her own physician to test a biopsy for leishmaniasis.
Flesh-eating parasites are on the rise in the US | Purbita Saha | June 22, 2021 | Popular-Science
Between 1903 and 1996, only 27 cases of locally-acquired leishmaniasis were reported in the US.
Flesh-eating parasites are on the rise in the US | Purbita Saha | June 22, 2021 | Popular-Science

It is commonly known as "Kala-azar," or "dum-dum" fever, and more technically as tropical leishmaniasis.
Handbook of Medical Entomology | William Albert Riley

British Dictionary definitions for leishmaniasis

leishmaniasis

leishmaniosis (liːʃˌmeɪnɪˈəʊsɪs, -ˌmæn-)

/ (ˌliːʃməˈnaɪəsɪs) /

noun

any disease, such as kala-azar, caused by protozoa of the genus Leishmania

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Scientific definitions for leishmaniasis

leishmaniasis

[ lēsh′mə-nī′ə-sĭs ]

An infection or disease caused by any of the flagellate protozoans of the genus Leishmania, transmitted to humans and animals by bloodsucking sand flies and characterized by skin ulcerations or an acute illness marked by fever, anemia, and enlargement of the liver and spleen.

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