Leishmaniasis Flashcards

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Cutaneous Leishmaniasis of the old world is caused by

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A group of protazoa belonging to the genus leishmania

Each species is localised to a particular geographical area

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In lesimaniasis part of the life cycle of the parasite is spent

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In the gut of the female sandlot of the genera phlebotomus in the old world

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The Protozoa responsible for old world lesimaniasis are

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L major
L tropica
L aethiopica
L Donovani

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