The flagellated parasitic form, known as a promastigote, enters the mammalian host. The disease leishmaniasis is caused by the parasites, which, inside the host, develop into immotile, non-flagellated ...
Leishmaniasis is an infection from Leishmania parasites. It is transmitted through the bite of sand flies that have the parasite. An infection can be cutaneous, mucosal, or visceral. There are 1.5 to ...