LEISHMANIA BRAZILIENSIS
\lɛʃmˈe͡ɪni͡ə bɹˌazɪlˈi͡ənsɪs], \lɛʃmˈeɪniə bɹˌazɪlˈiənsɪs], \l_ɛ_ʃ_m_ˈeɪ_n_iə b_ɹ_ˌa_z_ɪ_l_ˈiə_n_s_ɪ_s]\
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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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hydromorphic
- [Greek] Structurally adapted to an aquatic environment, as organs of water plants.
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