leishmaniasis

English

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Alternative forms

• leishmaniosis

Etymology

From leishmania.

Pronunciation

• IPA: /liːʃməˈnaɪəsɪs/, /laɪʃməˈnaɪəsɪs/

Noun

leishmaniasis (plural leishmaniases)

1. (pathology) Any of various ulcerative skin diseases caused by any of the protozoans of the genus Leishmania, transmitted to humans and animals by bloodsucking sandflies.

Translations

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• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 利什曼病 (cmn) (lìshímànbìng)

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• Dutch: leishmaniasis (nl) f
• French: leishmaniose (fr) f
• German: Leishmaniose (de) f

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• Portuguese: leishmaniose (pt) f
• Russian: лейшманиоз (ru) (lejšmanióz) m 
• Spanish: leishmaniasis (es) f
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Synonyms

Black Fever Dum-Dum fever kala-azar

leishmaniosis sandfly disease

Derived terms

American leishmaniasis cutaneous leishmaniasis mucocutaneous leishmaniasis

nasopharyngeal leishmaniasis New World leishmaniasis visceral leishmaniasis