LEISHMANIASIS

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does leishmaniasis mean? 

• LEISHMANIASIS (noun)
  The noun LEISHMANIASIS has 1 sense:

1. sores resulting from a tropical infection by protozoa of the genus Leishmania which are spread by sandflies

  Familiarity information: LEISHMANIASIS used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• LEISHMANIASIS (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Sores resulting from a tropical infection by protozoa of the genus Leishmania which are spread by sandflies

Classified under:

Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

Synonyms:

kala azar; leishmaniasis; leishmaniosis

Hypernyms ("leishmaniasis" is a kind of...):

protozoal infection (any infection caused by a protozoan)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "leishmaniasis"):

Assam fever; dumdum fever; kala-azar; visceral leishmaniasis (leishmaniasis of the viscera)

Aleppo boil; cutaneous leishmaniasis; Delhi boil; Old World leishmaniasis; oriental sore; tropical sore (leishmaniasis of the skin; characterized by ulcerative skin lesions)

American leishmaniasis; leishmaniasis americana; mucocutaneous leishmaniasis; nasopharyngeal leishmaniasis; New World leishmaniasis (a form of leishmaniasis endemic in Mexico and Central American and South America; sores are limited to the skin and mucosa)

 Context examples 

There are several different forms of leishmaniasis.

(Leishmaniasis, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)

Antiprotozoal agent effective in trypanosomiasis, leishmaniasis, and some fungal infections; used in treatment of Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia in HIV-infected patients.

(Pentamidine, NLM, Medical Subject Headings)

It is effective in the treatment of trypanosomiasis, leishmaniasis, some fungal infections, and Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia in HIV-infected patients.

(Pentamidine isethionate, NCI Thesaurus)

There are three main forms of the disease: cutaneous, mucocutaneous, and visceral leishmaniasis.

(Leishmaniasis, NCI Thesaurus)

It is the most common form of leishmaniasis.

(Cutaneous Leishmaniasis, NCI Thesaurus)

According to the WHO, poverty increases the risk of contracting leishmaniasis.

(Study uncovers cause of aggressive leishmaniasis strain, SciDev.Net)

The most common form of leishmaniasis that is transmitted through the bite of female phlebotomine sand flies or after exposure to leishmania parasites.

(American Cutaneous Leishmaniasis, NCI Thesaurus)

New World leishmaniasis, also called American leishmaniasis, occurs in South and Central America and is caused by species of the L. mexicana or L. braziliensis complexes.

(Cutaneous Leishmaniasis, NLM, Medical Subject Headings)

An acute necrotizing form of cutaneous leishmaniasis caused by Infection with leishmania tropica major.

(Asian Desert Cutaneous Leishmaniasis, NCI Thesaurus)

Leishmaniasis is a parasitic disease spread by the bite of infected sand flies.

(Leishmaniasis, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)