Cutaneous leishmaniasis: what it is, symptoms and treatment

Cutaneous leishmaniasis: what it is, symptoms and treatment

Human cutaneous leishmaniasis is an infectious disease caused by protozoan hair Leishmaniawhich causes painless wounds on the skin and mucous membranes of the body. Tegumentary leishmaniasis, popularly known as “bauru ulcer” or “wild wound”, is the cause of insect bites. Lutzomyia, known as infected sand flies, which normally acquire the parasite by biting carrier animals, […]

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