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Descriptor English: Leishmania infantum
Descriptor Spanish: Leishmania infantum
Descriptor Leishmania infantum
Entry term(s) Leishmania (Leishmania) chagasi
Leishmania (leishmania) infantum
Leishmania chagasi
Leishmania chagasi chagasi
Leishmania chagasi ssp. chagasi
Leishmania donovani chagasi
Leishmania donovani infantum
Leishmania infantum chagasi
Scope note: Parásitos hemoflagelados del subgénero Leishmania leishmania que infectan al hombre y a los animales y producen la leishmaniosis visceral (LEISHMANIASIS VISCERAL). Las infecciones humanas están limitadas casi exclusivamente a los niños. Este parásito se suele encontrar en los perros, otros Canidae, y en el puerco espín, y el hombre es considerado sólo un huésped accidental. La transmisión se realiza por el mosquito Phlebotomus.
Descriptor Portuguese: Leishmania infantum
Descriptor French: Leishmania infantum
Entry term(s): Leishmania (Leishmania) chagasi
Leishmania (Leishmania) infantum
Leishmania chagasi
Leishmania chagasi chagasi
Leishmania chagasi subsp. Chagasi
Leishmania donovani chagasi
Leishmania donovani infantum
Leishmania infantum chagasi
Leishmania leishmania infantum
chagasi chagasi, Leishmania
chagasi, Leishmania
chagasi, Leishmania chagasi
chagasi, Leishmania infantum
donovani chagasi, Leishmania
donovani infantum, Leishmania
infantum chagasi, Leishmania
infantum, Leishmania donovani
infantum, Leishmania leishmania
leishmania infantum, Leishmania
Tree number(s): B01.268.475.868.488.325
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D018314
Scope note: A parasitic hemoflagellate of the subgenus Leishmania leishmania that infects man and animals and causes visceral leishmaniasis (LEISHMANIASIS, VISCERAL). Human infections are confined almost entirely to children. This parasite is commonly seen in dogs, other Canidae, and porcupines with humans considered only an accidental host. Transmission is by Phlebotomus sandflies.
Annotation: infection: coordinate with LEISHMANIASIS, VISCERAL; coordinate with specific protozoan terms (ANTIGENS, PROTOZOAN, etc.) if pertinent
Allowable Qualifiers: CH chemistry
CL classification
CY cytology
DE drug effects
EN enzymology
GD growth & development
GE genetics
IM immunology
IP isolation & purification
ME metabolism
MI microbiology
PH physiology
PS parasitology
PY pathogenicity
RE radiation effects
UL ultrastructure
VI virology
Previous Indexing: Leishmania (1980-1985)
Leishmania donovani (1986-1993)
Public MeSH Note: 94; was LEISHMANIA DONOVANI INFANTUM see LEISHMANIA DONOVANI 1992-93, was LEISHMANIA INFANTUM see LEISHMANIA DONOVANI 1986-91; LEISHMANIA DONOVANI CHAGASI was see LEISHMANIA DONOVANI 1992-93, was LEISHMANIA CHAGASI see LEISHMANIA DONOVANI 1986-91
Online Note: use LEISHMANIA DONOVANI to search LEISHMANIA DONOVANI INFANTUM & LEISHMANIA DONOVANI CHAGASI 1992-93 & LEISHMANIA INFANTUM & LEISHMANIA CHAGASI 1986-91
History Note: 94; was LEISHMANIA DONOVANI INFANTUM see LEISHMANIA DONOVANI 1992-93, was LEISHMANIA INFANTUM see LEISHMANIA DONOVANI 1986-91; LEISHMANIA DONOVANI CHAGASI was see LEISHMANIA DONOVANI 1992-93, was LEISHMANIA CHAGASI see LEISHMANIA DONOVANI 1986-91
DeCS ID: 31361
Unique ID: D018314
Documents indexed in the Virtual Health Library (VHL): Click here to access the VHL documents
Date Established: 1994/01/01
Date of Entry: 1993/06/03
Revision Date: 2017/03/16
Leishmania infantum - Preferred
Concept UI M0027549
Scope note A parasitic hemoflagellate of the subgenus Leishmania leishmania that infects man and animals and causes visceral leishmaniasis (LEISHMANIASIS, VISCERAL). Human infections are confined almost entirely to children. This parasite is commonly seen in dogs, other Canidae, and porcupines with humans considered only an accidental host. Transmission is by Phlebotomus sandflies.
Preferred term Leishmania infantum
Entry term(s) Leishmania (Leishmania) infantum
Leishmania donovani infantum
Leishmania leishmania infantum
donovani infantum, Leishmania
infantum, Leishmania donovani
infantum, Leishmania leishmania
leishmania infantum, Leishmania
Leishmania chagasi - Narrower
Concept UI M000616434
Scope note An isolate that is genetically identical to Leishmania infantum. It is the etiologic agent of LEISHMANIASIS, VISCERAL in the Americas.
Preferred term Leishmania chagasi
Entry term(s) Leishmania (Leishmania) chagasi
Leishmania chagasi chagasi
Leishmania chagasi subsp. Chagasi
Leishmania donovani chagasi
Leishmania infantum chagasi
chagasi chagasi, Leishmania
chagasi, Leishmania
chagasi, Leishmania chagasi
chagasi, Leishmania infantum
donovani chagasi, Leishmania
infantum chagasi, Leishmania



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