Leishmania major [Leishmania major]
- Terms
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Leishmania (Leishmania) major
Leishmania leishmania major
Leishmania tropica major
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Leishmania (Leishmania) major
Leishmania leishmania major
Leishmania tropica major
A parasitic hemoflagellate of the subgenus Leishmania leishmania that infects man and animals and causes cutaneous leishmaniasis (LEISHMANIASIS, CUTANEOUS) of the Old World. Transmission is by Phlebotomus sandflies.
- Annotation
- infection: coordinate with LEISHMANIASIS, CUTANEOUS; coordinate with specific protozoan terms (ANTIGENS, PROTOZOAN, etc.) if pertinent
- DUI
- D018320 MeSH Browser
- CUI
- M0027555
- Previous indexing
- Leishmania (1966-1985); Leishmania tropica (1986-1993)
- History note
- 94; was LEISHMANIA TROPICA MAJOR see LEISHMANIA TROPICA 1992-93; was LEISHMANIA MAJOR see LEISHMANIA TROPICA 1986-91
- Online note
- use LEISHMANIA TROPICA to search LEISHMANIA TROPICA MAJOR 1992-93 & LEISHMANIA MAJOR 1986-91
- Public note
- 94; was LEISHMANIA TROPICA MAJOR see LEISHMANIA TROPICA 1992-93; was LEISHMANIA MAJOR see LEISHMANIA TROPICA 1986-91
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