Leishman-Donovan parasite
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Leishman-Donovan body — Leish·man Don·o·van body dän ə vən n a protozoan of the genus Leishmania (esp. L. donovani) in its nonmotile stage that is found esp. in cells of the skin, spleen, and liver of individuals affected with leishmaniasis and esp. kala azar compare… … Medical dictionary
Leishman , Sir William Boog — (1865–1926) British bacteriologist Leishman was born in Glasgow, the son of the regius professor of medicine at the university there. He himself was educated at the university, where he obtained his MD in 1886. He immediately joined the Army… … Scientists
William Boog Leishman — Lieutenant General Sir William Boog Leishman (November 6, 1865 June 2, 1926) was a Scottish pathologist and British Army medical officer. He was Director General of Army Medical Services from 1923 to 1926.He was born in Glasgow and attended… … Wikipedia
Charles Donovan — Colonel Charles Donovan MD (1863–1951) was born in Calcutta. At the age of thirteen he was sent to Cork City to live with his grandfather to advance his secondary and university education. He studied at Queen s College, Cork (M.B.) and Trinity… … Wikipedia
Leishmaniasis — Classification and external resources Cutaneous leishmaniasis in the hand of a Central American adult … Wikipedia
Kala-azar — A chronic and potentially fatal parasitic disease of the viscera (the internal organs, particularly the liver, spleen, bone marrow and lymph nodes) due to infection by the parasite called Leishmania donovani. Leishmania donovani, the agent of… … Medical dictionary
body — 1. The head, neck, trunk, and extremities. The human b., consisting of head (caput), neck (collum), trunk (truncus), and limbs (membra). 2. The material part of a human, as distinguished from the … Medical dictionary
Leishmania — A group of parasites causing a disease called leishmaniasis. For a fuller definition and more information, see Leishmania infection. * * * A genus of digenetic, asexual, protozoan flagellates (family Trypanosomatidae) that occur as amastigotes in … Medical dictionary
Leishmania — n. a genus of parasitic flagellate protozoans, several species of which cause disease in humans (see leishmaniasis). The parasite assumes a different form in each of its two hosts. In humans, especially in kala azar patients, it is a small… … The new mediacal dictionary
Visceral leishmaniasis — Classification and external resources Amastigotes in a chorionic villus ICD 10 B … Wikipedia
Kala-Azar — Leishmaniose viscérale Pour les articles homonymes, voir LV. La leishmaniose viscérale (LV), également connue sous le nom de kala azar, ou de fièvre noire, est la forme la plus grave de leishmaniose. Il s agit d une maladie causée par un parasite … Wikipédia en Français
