leishmaniasis
Last reviewed 09/2022
Leishmania are protozoal intracellular parasites of humans and other mammals.
Infection is transmitted by the bite of an infected sandfly. Most infected individuals are have a subclinical infection.
Leishmania reproduce within the cells of the reticulo-endothelial cells, forming granulomata within various tissues.
There are two main forms of Leishmaniasis:
- visceral leishmaniasis
- cutaneous leishmaniasis