Preferred Label : leishmania infantum;
MeSH definition : A parasitic hemoflagellate of the subgenus Leishmania leishmania that infects man
and animals and causes visceral leishmaniasis (LEISHMANIASIS, VISCERAL). Human infections
are confined almost entirely to children. This parasite is commonly seen in dogs,
other Canidae, and porcupines with humans considered only an accidental host. Transmission
is by Phlebotomus sandflies.;
MeSH synonym : infantum, leishmania leishmania; leishmania infantum, leishmania; leishmania (leishmania) infantum; leishmania leishmania infantum; leishmania donovani infantum; donovani infantum, leishmania; infantum, leishmania donovani;
CISMeF synonym : donovani infantums, leishmania; infantum, leishmania; leishmania donovani chagasus; leishmania donovani infantums; infantums, leishmania donovani; infantums, leishmania; leishmania leishmania infantums; infantums, leishmania leishmania; leishmania infantums, leishmania; chagasi, leishmania donovani; chagasus, leishmania donovani; donovani chagasus, leishmania; leishmania infantums;
DeCS synonym : Leishmania chagasi; Leishmania (Leishmania) chagasi; Leishmania infantum chagasi; Leishmania chagasi subsp. Chagasi; Leishmania chagasi chagasi;
MeSH hyponym : chagasi, Leishmania; Leishmania donovani chagasi; donovani chagasi, Leishmania; Leishmania chagasi chagasi; chagasi chagasi, Leishmania; chagasi, Leishmania chagasi; Leishmania (Leishmania) chagasi; Leishmania infantum chagasi; chagasi, Leishmania infantum; infantum chagasi, Leishmania; Leishmania chagasi subsp. Chagasi;
MeSH Related Number : txid44271;
MeSH annotation : infection: coord IM with LEISHMANIASIS, VISCERAL (IM); for antigens, coord with ANTIGENS,
PROTOZOAN, for antibodies, coord with ANTIBODIES, PROTOZOAN; infection: coordinate with LEISHMANIASIS, VISCERAL; coordinate with specific protozoan
terms (ANTIGENS, PROTOZOAN, etc.) if pertinent;
Wikipedia link : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leishmania infantum;
UNII : txid5671;
Origin ID : D018314;
UMLS CUI : C0023272;
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A parasitic hemoflagellate of the subgenus Leishmania leishmania that infects man
and animals and causes visceral leishmaniasis (LEISHMANIASIS, VISCERAL). Human infections
are confined almost entirely to children. This parasite is commonly seen in dogs,
other Canidae, and porcupines with humans considered only an accidental host. Transmission
is by Phlebotomus sandflies.
