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Leshmania

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Unicellular protozoa I’m 2 forms

  • Amastigote (non-motile, in mammals)
  • Promastigote (motile, in insect vector)
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Vector

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Sand fly (phlebotomus app)

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Reservoir host

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Dogs, other mammals and rodents

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Leishmania causes

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LEISHMANIASIS

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Visceral leishmaniasis

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L. Donovan - kalaazar
Travels to internal organs
- liver
- spleen 
- bone marrow
Leading to organomegaly (hepatosplenomegaly)

MOST SEVERE - fatal

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Cutaneous leishmaniasis

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L. Tropica

  • Enters phagocytes via receptor mediated phagocytosis
  • Establishes a parasitophorous Vacoule
  • Survives inside by delaying phagosome maturation
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