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Leishmaniasis

Leishmaniasis

(Science: infectious disease) Caused by protozoan parasites of the genus leishmania. The parasite lives intracellularly in macrophages. Various forms of the disease are known, depending upon the species of parasite: in particular visceral leishmaniasis (kala azar) and muco cutaneous leishmaniasis.


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New Treatment for cutaneous leishmaniasis and diabetic ulcer

treatment of cutaneous leishmaniasis and diabetic ulcers is quite impressive with Lieshmanol however its two different type of ulcers and they get to get treated with the same mechanism, whats your thoughts on that? Link to the treatment ...

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by Adam101
Thu Aug 06, 2009 10:39 am
 
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Topic: New Treatment for cutaneous leishmaniasis and diabetic ulcer
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The Fiber Disease

... and enhancement of natural protective mechanisms for infectious diarrhea, E. coli, gonorrhea, and influenza. • Initiated two separate studies of leishmaniasis, one epidemiological investigation of possible domestic transmission vectors that involve returning warfighters, the other of molecular-level ...

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by Nadas Moksha
Sun Sep 10, 2006 3:50 am
 
Forum: Human Biology
Topic: The Fiber Disease
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The Fiber Disease

... and everyone else that is really sick: Look at this here: It was written (so they say, haha) in 1993. Now, the CDC said we did not have any Leishmaniasis cases in the US even from foreign travelers. whatever, they make sick anyway, so that's not the real point.....well, it is but we know ...

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by London
Sun Jul 09, 2006 1:39 am
 
Forum: Human Biology
Topic: The Fiber Disease
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The Fiber Disease

... come back and post it. It showed these two kids (2 years of age prob) with no shirt on....right there going down there tummy was the photos of the Leishmaniasis. The blue lines. Plus Tam told me it was the flies too. but by God, that is not all. It's not just the flies.

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by London
Thu Jul 06, 2006 4:52 pm
 
Forum: Human Biology
Topic: The Fiber Disease
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The Fiber Disease

... L.B. site.....think....it was some type of bacteria.... Also, you mention fly. I'm not saying anything about insects but this.... for one to have leishmaniasis>>>>>ONE MUST HAVE TO BE BIT BY A VECTOR......it's not communicable. But....I've always thought it was because the HIV persons ...

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by London
Thu Jul 06, 2006 6:05 am
 
Forum: Human Biology
Topic: The Fiber Disease
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