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Preferred term

Leishmania infantum  

Type

  • Topical Descriptor

Broader concept

Entry terms

  • donovani infantum, Leishmania
  • infantum, Leishmania donovani
  • infantum, Leishmania leishmania
  • Leishmania donovani infantum
  • leishmania infantum, Leishmania
  • Leishmania (Leishmania) infantum
  • Leishmania leishmania infantum

Note

  • infection: coordinate with LEISHMANIASIS, VISCERAL; coordinate with specific protozoan terms (ANTIGENS, PROTOZOAN, etc.) if pertinent

Scope note

  • 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.

History note

  • 94; was LEISHMANIA DONOVANI INFANTUM see LEISHMANIA DONOVANI 1992-93, was LEISHMANIA INFANTUM see LEISHMANIA DONOVANI 1986-91; LEISHMANIA DONOVANI CHAGASI was see LEISHMANIA DONOVANI 1992-93, was LEISHMANIA CHAGASI see LEISHMANIA DONOVANI 1986-91

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http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D018314

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