Leishmaniasis

{
  "id": "MLC-T-ENV-015595",
  "term": "Leishmaniasis",
  "field": "Environment",
  "definition": "1. A parasitic infection caused by protozoa of the genus Leishmania. It is transmitted to humans via the bite of sandflies. There are three main forms of the disease: cutaneous, mucocutaneous, and visceral leishmaniasis. Cutaneous leishmaniasis causes skin ulcers; mucocutaneous leishmaniasis causes destructive lesions of the mucous membranes of the nose, mouth, and throat; visceral leishmaniasis is the most severe form of the disease and is manifested with anemia, weight loss, hepatomegaly and splenomegaly.\n\n2. A disease caused by any of a number of species of protozoa in the genus Leishmania.. There are four major clinical types of this infection: cutaneous (Old and New World) (Leishmaniasis, Cutaneou ), diffuse cutaneous (Leishmaniasis, Diffuse Cutaneous), mucocutaneous (Leishmaniasis, Mucocutaneous), and visceral(Leishmaniasis, Visceral). (MSH2003_2003_05_12)",
  "references": [
    "National Cancer Institute Thesaurus"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/environment/leishmaniasis/"
}