LEISHMANIA BRASILIENSIS PERUVIANA
\lɛʃmˈe͡ɪni͡ə bɹˌasɪlˈi͡ənsɪs pəɹˈuːviːˈanə], \lɛʃmˈeɪniə bɹˌasɪlˈiənsɪs pəɹˈuːviːˈanə], \l_ɛ_ʃ_m_ˈeɪ_n_iə b_ɹ_ˌa_s_ɪ_l_ˈiə_n_s_ɪ_s p_ə_ɹ_ˈuː_v_iː__ˈa_n_ə]\
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A parasitic hemoflagellate of the subgenus Leishmania viannia that infects man and animals. It causes cutaneous (LEISHMANIASIS, CUTANEOUS), diffuse cutaneous (LEISHMANIASIS, DIFFUSE CUTANEOUS), and mucocutaneous leishmaniasis (LEISHMANIASIS, MUCOCUTANEOUS) depending on the subspecies of this organism. The sandfly, Lutzomyia, is the vector. The Leishmania braziliensis complex includes the subspecies braziliensis and peruviana. Uta, a form of cutaneous leishmaniasis in the New World, is caused by the subspecies peruviana.
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Nearby Words
- leishman-donovan body
- leishmania
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- leishmania brasiliensis brasiliensis
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- Leishmania brasiliensis peruviana
- leishmania braziliensis
- leishmania braziliensis braziliensis
- leishmania braziliensis guyanensis
- leishmania braziliensis peruviana
- leishmania donovani