Leishmaniasis is an infection from Leishmania parasites. It is transmitted through the bite of sand flies that have the parasite. An infection can be cutaneous, mucosal, or visceral. There are 1.5 to ...
Many Leishmania spp. can cause human disease, with clinical symptoms dependent upon both host- and parasite-related factors. During infection, leishmanial parasites may be phagocytosed by a variety of ...