Leishmaniasis is a parasitic disease spread by the bite of the sandfly.
Alternative NamesKala-azar
Causes, incidence, and risk factorsThere are different forms of leishmaniasis.
Cases of leishmaniasis have been reported on all continents except Australia and Antarctica. In the Americas, leishmaniasis can be found in Mexico and South America. Leishmaniasis has been reported in military personnel returning from the Persian Gulf.
SymptomsCutaneous leishmaniasis affects the skin and sometimes the mucus membranes. Symptoms may include:
Systemic visceral infection in children usually begins suddenly with vomiting, diarrhea, fever, and cough. Adults usually have a fever for 2 weeks to 2 months, along with symptoms such as fatigue, weakness, and appetite loss. Weakness increases as the disease gets worse.
Other symptoms of systemic visceral leishmaniasis may include:
A physical exam may show signs of an enlarged spleen, liver, and lymph nodes. The patient may have been bitten by sandflies, or was in an area known for leishmaniasis.
Tests that may be done to diagnose the condition include:
Other tests that may be done include:
Medicines called antimony-containing compounds are the main drugs used to treat leishmaniasis. These include:
Other drugs that may be used include:
Plastic surgery may be needed to correct the disfigurement caused by sores on the face (cutaneous leishmaniasis). Patients with drug-resistant viral leishmaniasis may need to have their spleen removed (splenectomy).
Expectations (prognosis)Cure rates are high with the proper medicine. Patients should get treated before damage to the immune system occurs. Cutaneous leishmaniasis may lead to disfigurement.
Death is usually caused by complications (such as other infections), rather than from the disease itself. Death often occurs within 2 years.
ComplicationsContact your health care provider if you have symptoms of leishmaniasis after visiting an area where the disease is known to occur.
PreventionPreventing sandfly bites is the most immediate form of protection. You can prevent a bite by:
Public health measures to reduce the sandfly population and animal reservoirs are important. There are no preventive vaccines or drugs for leishmaniasis.
ReferencesJeronimo SMB, DeQueiroz-Sousa A, Pearson RD. Leishmaniasis. In: Goldman L, Ausiello D, eds. Cecil Medicine. 23rd ed. Philadelphia, Pa: Saunders Elsevier;2007:chap 369.
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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.
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.
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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.
The vector of transmission for leishmaniasis is typically a sandfly, which becomes infected by biting an infected animal or person. The sandfly then transmits the parasite to a new host through its bite.
no you can not die from leishmanasis. you can only die from it if it is kept untreated.
Approximately 1.5 million new cases of leishmaniasis occur worldwide each year. It is endemic in 98 countries, mostly in tropical and subtropical regions.
Human leishmaniasis is a disease caused by parasites of the Leishmania genus, transmitted through the bites of infected sandflies. It can manifest as cutaneous, mucocutaneous, or visceral forms, with symptoms ranging from skin ulcers to organ damage, and can be fatal if left untreated. Leishmaniasis is mainly found in tropical and subtropical regions, affecting millions of people worldwide each year.
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No it is not a virus, it is a Trypanosomatid protozoa, and is a parasite transmitted to humans from sand fly bites