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Q: How can leishmaniasis be transferred to humans?
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Can leishmaniasis be transmitted from one dog to another?

Leishmaniasis is transmitted by sand flies which bite an infected dog and then bite another causing the transmission. Potentially humans can be infected in the same manner.


Who discovered leishmaniasis?

William leishmaniasis


Is leishmaniasis viral?

No it is not a virus, it is a Trypanosomatid protozoa, and is a parasite transmitted to humans from sand fly bites


How does leishmaniasis spread?

Leishmaniasis is normally spread via the bite of a female sandfly in areas where Leishmaniasis is endemic. Leishmaniasis is also spread by blood transfusion, sharing needles, sexually and congenitally. The Leishmaniasis parasite has been proven to survive in stored blood for at least 30 days which is why the US Military and the CDC have a ban on donating blood for one year for persons returning from endemic countries, to include Iraq and Afghanistan.


What is the vector of transmission for leishmaniasis?

sandfly


How may leishmaniasis be said to be a common disorder?

At any one time, about 20 million people throughout the world are infected with leishmaniasis. Between one million and one and one-half million cases of cutaenous leishmaniasis are reported yearly worldwide.


Is transferred to humans by the bite of an infected mosquito?

malaria


What does leishmaniasis look like?

its called google images


Is smallpox transferred to other humans and if so how?

yes and ear sex


Can you die from Leishmaniasis?

no you can not die from leishmanasis. you can only die from it if it is kept untreated.


What is malaria caused by that is transferred to humans by the bite of an infected mosquito?

the female mosquito transfer malaria by its saliva into blood of human , which causes break down of RBCs


Will the swine influenza in pigs be transferred to another animal?

yes that's how humans started to get it