Amastigotes of Leishmania parasites inside macrophages, artwork. Leishmania sp. cause leishmaniasis, a tropical disease transmitted by bites from infe
Amastigotes of Leishmania parasites inside macrophages, artwork. Leishmania sp. cause leishmaniasis, a tropical disease transmitted by bites from infected sand-flies. These are the flagellated promastigote form of the parasite. Inside human organism promastigotes infect macrophages and are transfomred into amastigotes, non-flagellated stage. There are two forms of leishmaniasis. The first, cutaneous leishmaniasis, affects the skin giving rise to an ulcer at the site of the bite. This mainly heals naturally, although scarring may occur. The more serious, visceral leishmaniasis (kala-azar), causes fever and liver damage, and can be fatal.
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