Leishmania is a genus of parasitic protozoans transmitted to humans and other mammals through the bite of infected sandflies, found across tropical and subtropical regions of Africa, Asia, the Americas and southern Europe. Different species in the genus cause leishmaniasis, a disease with several distinct forms ranging from disfiguring skin sores to a severe, potentially fatal disease affecting internal organs, and the parasite is notable for living and reproducing inside the very immune cells, macrophages, that are normally responsible for destroying invading pathogens.
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Source Wikidata: Leishmania Donovani
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1. Wikidata: Leishmania
- Wikidata Q524818, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)
- Wikipedia 'Leishmania': genus of parasitic protozoans responsible for the disease leishmaniasis
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3. Wikipedia: Leishmania
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Leishmania
Article text: "The parasites are transmitted by sandflies of th"
The parasites are transmitted by sandflies of the genus Phlebotomus in the Old World, and of the genus Lutzomyia in the New World.
In Group: Kinetoplastid Parasites (Trypanosomes and Leishmania), Lead
Leishmania () is a genus of parasitic protozoans, single-celled eukaryotic organisms of the trypanosomatid group that are responsible for the disease leishmaniasis.
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Wikimedia Foundation / Wikidata contributorsQ524818, descriptionView the Source Wikidata: Leishmania Donovani
Parent Taxon Of: Leishmania Donovani, Wikidata P171 (parent taxon) claim, rank=normal, target=Q524818 (Leishmania)View the Source Reader Challenges (0)
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