Leishmaniasis is a parasitic disease caused by different species of the genus Leishmania, transmitted through the bite of hematophagous female phlebotomine sand flies. The clinical spectrum ranges from asymptomatic to clinically overt disease which can remain localized to the skin or disseminate to the upper oral and respiratory mucous membranes or throughout the reticulo-endothelial system. Three main clinical syndromes have been described: visceral, cutaneous, and mucocutaneousleishmaniasis. According to the World Health Organization (WHO), an estimated 12 million people are infected with leishmaniasis across 98 countries.As many as 20,000-30,000 die at the hands of the disease yearly; millions more are permanently scarred.
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Basic information:
http://patient.info/in/doctor/leishmaniasis. patient, leishmaniasis
http://www.merckmanuals.com/professional/infectious-diseases/extraintestinal-protozoa/leishmaniasis. merck manuals, leishmaniasis
http://emedicine.medscape.com/article/220298-overview. medscape, leishmaniasis
https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/001386.htm. medline plus, leishmaniasis
http://www.who.int/mediacentre/factsheets/fs375/en/. who, leishmaniasis
https://www.cdc.gov/parasites/leishmaniasis/. cdc, leishmaniasis
http://www.healthline.com/health/leishmaniasis. health line, leishmaniasis
http://www.medicinenet.com/leishmaniasis/article.htm. medicine net, leishmaniasis
http://www.dermnetnz.org/topics/leishmaniasis/. dermnet, leishmaniasis
http://www.dovemed.com/diseases-conditions/leishmaniasis/. dove med, leishmaniasis
Advanced information:
http://pmj.bmj.com/content/83/976/649. bmj, leishmaniasis
http://cvi.asm.org/content/9/5/951.full. clinical and vaccine immunology, laboratory diagnosis of visceral leishmaniasis
https://www.omicsonline.org/open-access/sandfly-and-leishmaniasis-a-review-2157-7625-1000207.php?aid=79915. journal of ecosystem &ecography, sandfly and leishmaniasis: a review
https://academic.oup.com/cid/article/63/12/e202/2645609/diagnosis-and-treatment-of-leishmaniasis-clinical. diagnosis and treatment of leishmaniasis: clinical practice guidelines by the infectious diseases society of america (idsa) and the american society of tropical medicine and hygiene (astmh)
http://www.aafp.org/afp/2004/0315/p1455.html. american family physician, cutaneous leishmaniasis: recognition and treatment
https://medlineplus.gov/leishmaniasis.html. medline plus, leishmaniasis
Research:
https://parasitesandvectors.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s13071-016-1553-y. biomed central, possibilities and challenges for developing a successful vaccine for leishmaniasis, srivastava et al. 2016, doi: 10.1186/s13071-016-1553-y
https://www.hindawi.com/journals/bmri/2015/815023/. advances in development of new treatment for leishmaniasis, biomed research international, http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2015/815023
http://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/nejmoa011882#t=articletop. nejm, fluconazole for the treatment of cutaneous leishmaniasis caused by leishmania major, doi: 10.1056/nejmoa011882
http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=s1678-91992006000400002. impact of leishmaniasis on public health, http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/s1678-91992006000400002
https://www.esciencecentral.org/journals/leishmaniasis-epidemiology-control-and-future-perspectives-with-special-emphasis-on-egypt-2329-891x-1000153.php?aid=41321. leishmaniasis: epidemiology, control and future perspectives, journal of tropical diseases & public health, doi:10.4172/2329-891x.1000153
https://elifesciences.org/content/5/e12613. evolutionary genomics of epidemic visceral leishmaniasis, doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.7554/elife.12613
http://www.nature.com/nrmicro/journal/v5/n11_supp/full/nrmicro1748.html. visceral leishmaniasis: what are the needs for diagnosis, treatment and control? nature reviews microbiology, s7-s16 (november 2007) | doi:10.1038/nrmicro1748
http://journal.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fimmu.2016.00151/full. cutaneous leishmaniasis vaccination: a matter of quality, https://doi.org/10.3389/fimmu.2016.00151
http://www.arquivosdeorl.org.br/additional/acervo_eng.asp?id=794. dermatologic and otorhinolaryngologic manifestations in leishmaniasis, doi: 10.1590/s1809-48722011000300017
Related topics:
http://www.who.int/leishmaniasis/en/. who, leishmaniasis
https://www.niaid.nih.gov/diseases-conditions/leishmaniasis. niaid, leishmaniasis
Other articles:
http://www.fda.gov/newsevents/newsroom/pressannouncements/ucm389671.htm. fda approves impavido to treat tropical disease leishmaniasis
http://www.rroij.com/open-access/leishmaniasis-an-emerging-disease-in-mumbai-maharashtra-india.php?aid=34785. leishmaniasis: an emerging disease
http://www.genome.jp/dbget-bin/www_bget?hsa05140. kegg pathway
http://2016.igem.org/team:ucc_ireland/leishmaniasis. the development of an oral vaccine against leishmaniasis using our limitless lactis protein-producing platform
Other helpful resources:
http://leishmaniaresearchsociety.org.in/. leishmaniasis research society
Videos:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uzrqn1s5lvi. youtube, leishmaniasis
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uj7c_ckyfqq. youtube, life cycle of leishmania in the human host
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mv6qx3vz6yk. youtube, leishmaniasis life cycle
Presentation/quiz/newspaper:
http://www.slideshare.net/doctorrao/leishmaniasis-13260245. slideshare, leishmaniasis
http://www.slideshare.net/devendraniranjan/leishmania-lecture. slideshare, leishmaniasis
http://www.powershow.com/view/83ef-mdhlo/leishmaniasis_powerpoint_ppt_presentation. ppt, leishmaniasis
https://prezi.com/lixwxznggqip/copy-of-copy-of-leishmaniasis/. prezi, leishmaniasis
https://prezi.com/g1b5kvi03dfu/leishmaniasis/. prezi, leishmaniasis