What is leishmaniasis? and how do i get checked? Can i die from it?
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go to this website : http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/dpd/parasites/leishmania/factsht_leishmania.htm
It has alot of info, and from what I've read you won't die from it. Just get it treated. Hope I helped a little!
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no idea but it sounds bad.. :[
Causative agent
Parasitic protozoa of the genus Leishmania, transmitted to humans by sandflies.
Humans are infected via the bite of sandflies tiny sand-coloured blood-feeding flies that breed in forest areas, caves, or the burrows of small rodents. Wild and domesticated animals, and humans themselves can act as a reservoir of infection.
The leishmaniases can be classified into 4 main forms
1. Visceral leishmaniasis (VL) - the most serious form is fatal if left untreated (e.g. Kala azar due to L. donovani s.l.)
2. Cutaneous leishmaniasis (CL) - the most common form, causes 1-200 simple skin lesions which self-heal within a few months but which leave unsightly scars. (e.g. Baghdad ulcer, Delhi boil or Bouton d’Orient, due to infection with L. major in Africa and Asia)
3. Mucocutaneous leishmaniasis (MCL), due to L. braziliensis infection, begins with skin ulcers which spread, causing dreadful and massive tissue destruction, especially of the nose and mouth
4. Diffuse cutaneous leishmaniasis (DCL) produces disseminated and chronic skin lesions resembling those of leprotamous leprosy. It is difficult to treat.
Prevention and control
Most cases of CL heal without treatment, leaving the person immune to further infection. In many parts of South-west Asia, infections were deliberately encouraged on the buttocks of babies in order to immunize them (avoiding disfiguring scars on the face or elsewhere).
Other forms of leishmaniasis are extremely difficult to treat, often requiring a long course of pentavalent antimony drugs (meglumine antimonate (e.g. Glucantime) or sodium stibogluconate (e.g. Pentostam).
Infection can be prevented by avoidance of sandfly bites through use of repellents or insecticides.
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