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Abstract
A parasitic hemoflagellate of the subgenus Leishmania leishmania that infects man and animals and causes cutaneous leishmaniasis (LEISHMANIASIS, CUTANEOUS) of the Old World. Transmission is by Phlebotomus sandflies.
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Synonyms
13 entry terms
- Leishmania (Leishmania) major
- Leishmania leishmania major
- Leishmania tropica major
- Leishmania leishmania majors
- Leishmania majors
- Leishmania tropica majors
- leishmania major, Leishmania
- major, Leishmania leishmania
- majors, Leishmania
- majors, Leishmania leishmania
- majors, Leishmania tropica
- tropica major, Leishmania
- tropica majors, Leishmania
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17 allowable subheadings
Indexed with the subheadings chemistry, classification, cytology, drug effects, enzymology, genetics, growth & development, immunology, isolation & purification, metabolism, microbiology, parasitology, pathogenicity, physiology, radiation effects, ultrastructure, virology.
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Indexing Annotation
infection: coordinate with LEISHMANIASIS, CUTANEOUS; coordinate with specific protozoan terms (ANTIGENS, PROTOZOAN, etc.) if pertinent
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History Note
94; was LEISHMANIA TROPICA MAJOR see LEISHMANIA TROPICA 1992-93; was LEISHMANIA MAJOR see LEISHMANIA TROPICA 1986-91
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Previous Indexing
- Leishmania (1966-1985)
- Leishmania tropica (1986-1993)
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References
- National Library of Medicine. Leishmania major. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D018320. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D018320
- Leishmania major. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leishmania_major
- Leishmania major. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1950715