Definition of leishmaniasis in English:
leishmaniasis
nounˌliːʃməˈnʌɪəsɪsˌliʃməˈnaɪəsəs
mass nounA tropical and subtropical disease caused by leishmania and transmitted by the bite of sandflies. It affects either the skin or the internal organs.
Example sentencesExamples
- Various forms of leishmaniasis are spread by the sandfly and are endemic in 88 countries on five continents.
- In cutaneous leishmaniasis, the systemic symptoms are usually absent.
- Leishmania is a protozoan parasite and the causative agent of the disease leishmaniasis.
- Of all the parasitic diseases, leishmaniasis is considered the most likely to succumb to vaccination.
- The cutaneous form of leishmaniasis occurs from two weeks to six months after the bite of a sandfly.
Definition of leishmaniasis in US English:
leishmaniasis
nounˌliʃməˈnaɪəsəsˌlēSHməˈnīəsəs
A tropical and subtropical disease caused by leishmania and transmitted by the bite of sandflies. It affects either the skin or the internal organs.
Example sentencesExamples
- In cutaneous leishmaniasis, the systemic symptoms are usually absent.
- The cutaneous form of leishmaniasis occurs from two weeks to six months after the bite of a sandfly.
- Various forms of leishmaniasis are spread by the sandfly and are endemic in 88 countries on five continents.
- Leishmania is a protozoan parasite and the causative agent of the disease leishmaniasis.
- Of all the parasitic diseases, leishmaniasis is considered the most likely to succumb to vaccination.