- National Center for Infectious Diseases: Leishmaniasis
Overview of the parasitic disease transmitted by the bite of some species of sand flies.
www.cdc.gov/travel/diseases/leishmaniasis.htm
- eMedicine.com: Leishmaniasis
Clinical information on the parasitic infection including its cutaneous, mucocutaneous, and visceral forms.
www.emedicine.com/emerg/topic296.htm
- CDC: Leishmania Infection
Describes symptoms of the illness in its two most common forms and explains its treatment and potential long-term effects.
www.cdc.gov/ncidod/dpd/parasites/leishmania/factsht_leishmania.htm
- MedlinePlus: Leishmaniasis
Offers basic facts about the disease.
www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/001386.htm
- Leishmaniasis: Visceral or Kala-Azar, Cutaneous, and Mucocutaneous
Provides clinical findings and treatment information for the varying forms of the illness.
www.baylor.edu/~Charles_Kemp/leishmaniasis.htm
- Parasites and Health: Leishmaniasis
Explains the life cycle of the Leishmania protozoa that cause the illness, its distribution around the world, and diagnostic information.
www.dpd.cdc.gov/dpdx/html/leishmaniasis.htm
- WHO: Leishmaniasis
Overview of the disease and information about current research into its prevention and treatment.
www.who.int/tdr/diseases/leish/default.htm
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