leishmaniosis

Definitions of leishmaniosis

1. noun

   sores resulting from a tropical infection by protozoa of the genus Leishmania which are spread by sandflies
   synonyms: kala azar, leishmaniasis

   types:

   Assam fever, dumdum fever, kala-azar, visceral leishmaniasis

   leishmaniasis of the viscera

   Aleppo boil, Delhi boil, Old World leishmaniasis, cutaneous leishmaniasis, oriental sore, tropical sore

   leishmaniasis of the skin; characterized by ulcerative skin lesions

   American leishmaniasis, New World leishmaniasis, leishmaniasis americana, mucocutaneous leishmaniasis, nasopharyngeal leishmaniasis

   a form of leishmaniasis endemic in Mexico and Central American and South America; sores are limited to the skin and mucosa

   type of:

   protozoal infection

   any infection caused by a protozoan