Study of the Disease Leishmaniasis
Leishmaniasis
Name of the disease understudy
The World Health Organization (WHO) website reports that Leishmaniasis was discovered actually many hundreds of years ago. Leishmaniasis’ signs and symptoms were described in the writings of the Inca period in the 15th and 16th centuries. According to the WHO, “One of the first and most important clinical descriptions was made in 1756 by Alexander Russell following an examination of a Turkish patient.” (XX)
Brief description of the disease
Leishmaniasis is caused by parasitic protozoa belonging to the taxonomic genus leishmania that is transported by the female sand fly. Sand flies in of them self do not contain this parasitic protozoa, they must be infected by a contaminated host, the sand fly is only the vector. When a sand fly “bites” an infected host to feed, such as rodents, the sand fly will be infected by the taxonomic genus leishmania as they feed on the infected host. As this single cell protozoa is ingested and subsequently digested, the protozoans begin to grow. As this growing occurs the sand fly then has to vomit to expel the lager of the the promastigote that have attached. As the sand fly feeds again it attempts to clear out the promastigotes clogging its intestines and esophagus through vomiting and expels promastigotes, which contain the taxonomic genus leishmania, into the bite wound of the feeding host.
FemaleSand Flies XXXX
Two common types of the taxonomic genus leishmania seen below. (XXX) (XXX)
Leishmaniasis can be broken down into the following three main categories:
Cutaneous
Mucosal
Visceral
The cutaneous form of leishmaniasis produces whelps that lead to dermal ulcers on exposed areas of the skin. The ulcers are similar to decubitus ulcers seen in bed ridden patients. This form can difficult to diagnose since the patient may not remember how the whelp occurred since it may take weeks or months for symptom to show. This can lead the clinician to believe that the
Name of the disease understudy
The World Health Organization (WHO) website reports that Leishmaniasis was discovered actually many hundreds of years ago. Leishmaniasis’ signs and symptoms were described in the writings of the Inca period in the 15th and 16th centuries. According to the WHO, “One of the first and most important clinical descriptions was made in 1756 by Alexander Russell following an examination of a Turkish patient.” (XX)
Brief description of the disease
Leishmaniasis is caused by parasitic protozoa belonging to the taxonomic genus leishmania that is transported by the female sand fly. Sand flies in of them self do not contain this parasitic protozoa, they must be infected by a contaminated host, the sand fly is only the vector. When a sand fly “bites” an infected host to feed, such as rodents, the sand fly will be infected by the taxonomic genus leishmania as they feed on the infected host. As this single cell protozoa is ingested and subsequently digested, the protozoans begin to grow. As this growing occurs the sand fly then has to vomit to expel the lager of the the promastigote that have attached. As the sand fly feeds again it attempts to clear out the promastigotes clogging its intestines and esophagus through vomiting and expels promastigotes, which contain the taxonomic genus leishmania, into the bite wound of the feeding host.
FemaleSand Flies XXXX
Two common types of the taxonomic genus leishmania seen below. (XXX) (XXX)
Leishmaniasis can be broken down into the following three main categories:
Cutaneous
Mucosal
Visceral
The cutaneous form of leishmaniasis produces whelps that lead to dermal ulcers on exposed areas of the skin. The ulcers are similar to decubitus ulcers seen in bed ridden patients. This form can difficult to diagnose since the patient may not remember how the whelp occurred since it may take weeks or months for symptom to show. This can lead the clinician to believe that the