10 Questions
Leishmania donovani causes ______ leishmaniasis, a chronic and fatal disease of the viscera.
Visceral
The disease is transmitted chiefly by ______ Sandflies.
female
Visceral leishmaniasis affects mainly ______ and immunosuppressed individuals.
children
Amastigote forms destroy ______ →hyperplasia → lead to hepatosplenomegaly.
macrophages
Bone marrow turns ______, and parasitized macrophages replace the normal hemopoietic tissue.
hyperplastic
Visceral leishmaniasis can result in nonspecific symptoms including ______ fever.
irregular
Post–kala-azar dermal leishmaniasis (PKDL) develops following the treatment of ______ leishmaniasis.
visceral
Dermal lesions are characterized by ______ pink nodules in PKDL.
Yellowish
Microscopy is used to detect ______ in the diagnosis of Leishmaniasis.
amastigote
Miltefosine is the only available oral medication available for ______ and PKDL.
VL
Learn about the hemoflagellates, specifically Leishmania spp. and Trypanosoma spp., and their role in human infection. Understand their life cycles and the importance of blood-feeding insect vectors. A lecture on Medical Parasitology from the University of Sulaimania.
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