What is Leishmaniasis Disease?
Leishmaniasis is a parasitic infection which is endemic to many developing nations around the world. There are several forms of leishmaniasis disease, all of which require medical treatment with antiparasitic drugs. Travelers in developing nations are often encouraged to take steps to avoid leishmaniasis infections, especially since the parasitic protozoans which cause the infection are growing steadily more resistant to the antiparasitic drugs most commonly used to treat leishmaniasis. Several different protozoans can cause leishmaniasis disease, but all of them are in the genus Leishmania. These very simple organisms generally live in animals, and they are picked up by sand flies when those flies feed on animal populations. When the sand flies bite humans, the humans in turn are infected with the protozoans. Most cases of leishmaniasis disease are zoonotic, transmitted from animals to people, although the disease can also be passed from person to person. The best way to avoid leishma
