LP18311-8
Leishmania braziliensis
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Description
A parasitic hemoflagellate of the subgenus Leishmania viannia that infects man and animals. It causes cutaneous (LEISHMANIASIS, CUTANEOUS), diffuse cutaneous (LEISHMANIASIS, DIFFUSE CUTANEOUS), and mucocutaneous leishmaniasis (LEISHMANIASIS, MUCOCUTANEOUS) depending on the subspecies of this organism. The sandfly, Lutzomyia, is the vector. The Leishmania braziliensis complex includes the subspecies braziliensis and peruviana. Uta, a form of cutaneous leishmaniasis in the New World, is caused by the subspecies peruviana. Source: National Library of Medicine, MeSH 2006
Basic Part Properties
- Part Name
- Leishmania braziliensis
- Part Display Name
- Leishmania brasilensis
- Part Type
- Component (Describes the core component or analyte measured)
- Created On
- 2000-05-04
- Construct for LOINC Short Name
- L braziliensis
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Language Variants Get Info
Tag | Language | Translation |
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zh-CN | Chinese (China) | 巴西利什曼原虫 Synonyms: 粘膜皮肤利什曼病; |
es-ES | Spanish (Spain) | Leishmania braziliensis |
it-IT | Italian (Italy) | Leishmania braziliensis Synonyms: Leishmania brasilensis |
et-EE | Estonian (Estonia) | Leishmania braziliensis |
tr-TR | Turkish (Turkey) | Leishmania braziliensis |
ru-RU | Russian (Russian Federation) | Leishmania braziliensis |
fr-BE | French (Belgium) | Leishmania braziliensis |
fr-CA | French (Canada) | Leishmania braziliensis |
nl-NL | Dutch (Netherlands) | Leishmania braziliensis |
pl-PL | Polish (Poland) | Leishmania braziliensis Synonyms: Leishmania brazilensis |
el-GR | Greek (Greece) | Πρωτόζωο Leishmania braziliensis (Λεϊσμάνια) Synonyms: Πρωτόζωο Leishmania braziliensis (Λεϊσμάνια) |
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