Leishmania






Image of a Phlebotomus papatasi sandfly which is responsible for the vector-borne parasitic disease
leishmaniasis next to an image of Leishmania sp. promastigotes from culture. This is the stage of
the parasite that occurs inside the mid-gut of the sand fly.




























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Life cycle of Leishmania spp.

















Image of a bone marrow biopsy showing a macrophage containing Leishmania amastigotes. Image of a
cutaneous leishmaniasis ulcer. Image of a patient with an enlarged spleen undergoing a physical
exam.