Leishmania infantum
"Leishmania infantum" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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A parasitic hemoflagellate of the subgenus Leishmania leishmania that infects man and animals and causes visceral leishmaniasis (LEISHMANIASIS, VISCERAL). Human infections are confined almost entirely to children. This parasite is commonly seen in dogs, other Canidae, and porcupines with humans considered only an accidental host. Transmission is by Phlebotomus sandflies.
Descriptor ID |
D018314
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MeSH Number(s) |
B01.268.475.868.488.325
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Concept/Terms |
Leishmania infantum- Leishmania infantum
- Leishmania infantums
- infantum, Leishmania
- infantums, Leishmania
- Leishmania (Leishmania) infantum
- Leishmania leishmania infantum
- Leishmania leishmania infantums
- infantum, Leishmania leishmania
- infantums, Leishmania leishmania
- leishmania infantum, Leishmania
- leishmania infantums, Leishmania
- Leishmania donovani chagasi
- Leishmania donovani chagasus
- chagasi, Leishmania donovani
- chagasus, Leishmania donovani
- donovani chagasi, Leishmania
- donovani chagasus, Leishmania
- Leishmania donovani infantum
- Leishmania donovani infantums
- donovani infantum, Leishmania
- donovani infantums, Leishmania
- infantum, Leishmania donovani
- infantums, Leishmania donovani
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