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leishmania

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leishmania [liːʃˈmeɪnɪə]
n
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Microbiology) any parasitic flagellate protozoan of the genus Leishmania: infects humans and animals and causes diseases ranging from skin lesions to potentially fatal organ damage
[New Latin, named after Sir W.B. Leishman (1865-1926), Scottish bacteriologist]
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Noun1.Leishmania - flagellate protozoan that causes leishmaniasis
genus Leishmania
flagellate, flagellate protozoan, flagellated protozoan, mastigophoran, mastigophore - a usually nonphotosynthetic free-living protozoan with whiplike appendages; some are pathogens of humans and other animals


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According to the Journal of Clinical Microbiology (May 2002), two million new human cases occur each year and at least 350 million people are exposed to the risk of leishmania parasite infection.
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