Leishmaniasis

Leishmaniasis

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Leishmaniasis is caused by

• a parasite

• an arthropod

• a bacteria

• a virus

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Leishmaniasis causes

• skin sores

• cancer

• low red blood cell, white, blood cell,  or platelet count

• enlarged spleen

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Leishmaniasis affects people in 

• cities

• temperate rain forests

• the savanah

• the tropics

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What is true about Leishmaniasis?

• it is found in temperate regions

• it is found in salty water

• it is vector-borne

• it is most easily transmitted directly from human to human

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Leishmaniasis is carried from host to human by