Leishmania

According to the questionnaires, all of the patients, suffering from L. major infections were from endemic areas, or had a history of travel to endemic areas. Leishmania amastigote was identified, using Giemsa stained smears, obtained from all isolated samples. Some of the PCR products represented a mix infection, from two to three species of Leishmania. All the samples were examined, using PCR. Species-specific band observed in all of samples (Fig 3). At least 20 L. major kDNA haplotypes have been identified

result of the bite of an infected female sandfly, but it can also be delivered in vitro or by the use of contaminated needles. Leishmania are digenetic. This means that it requires two hosts to complete it's life cycle. For leishmania the two hosts are an invertebrate and an vertibrate. The female sand fly is the invertebrate host. When the fly is infected, the leishmania are in promastigote form. A promastigote is extra cellular and mobile due to it's elongated flagellum. When they are injected

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people tend to take a lot for granted, such as: vaccinations, medications, availability of doctors’, or even the simple satisfaction of walking outside barefoot. Leishmaniasis, a parasitic disease also known as the sand fly disease, is caused by Leishmania parasites and is transmitted by the bite of infected sand flies. Leishmaniasis is both a subtropical and tropical disease found in over ninety countries. This disease ranges from the Western Hemisphere to the Eastern Hemisphere (Centers for Disease

Leishmaniasis "The Sting of The Sand Fly" By Jared Yeazell Admittedly, since the beginning of time, disease has played a drastic role in the history of society. It has affected economic conditions, wars, and natural disasters. The impact of any disease can be far greater than some far better known catastrophes. In 1918, an epidemic of influenza swept the globe

Leishmania is under the Phylum – Protozoa, the Sub – phylum – Plasmodroma, The Class – Mastigophora, the Order – Protomonadina, and the Genus – Leishmania (Pujari, 2014a). There are eleven Leishmania species L. aethiopica, L. tropical minor, L. tropica major, L. peruviana, L. mexicana mexicana, L. mexicana amazonensis, L. mexicana pifanoi, L. braziliensis, L. donovani donovani, L. donovani infantum, and L. donovani chagasi that can be contracted by vertebrates. The species of Leishmania do not differ

Studies on the memory responses during Leishmania infection are either limited to cutaneous leishmaniasis or are not appropriate due to the concern of safety. However, as per WHO, an estimated 20,000 death annually makes VL an attractive choice of study by the scientific community worldwide. According to the recent study, more than 90% of the cases of VL are observed in Bangladesh, Brazil, Ethiopia, India, South Sudan and Sudan (35). Adding to that, the medicines, which are available, are relatively

needed for cyclization of 2,3-oxidosqalene and CYP61 for C-22 desaturation. In case of plants, the first cyclization of 2,3-oxidosqalene is mediated by cycloartenol synthase and CYP710 (a C-22 desaturase) for C-22 desaturation 11. Interestingly, Leishmania and Trypanosomes being non-photosynthetic protozoans not only synthesize lanosterol but also contain CYP710 (L. major, XP_001684965) related genes 17, 18. Presence of CYP710 related gene suggests the possible role of these C-22 desaturases in the

The most common form is Cutaneous Leishmaniasis, CL (Akhoundi et al., 2016). Two protozoan species Leishmania major and Leishmania tropica are important agents of CL throughout Pakistan. While Leishmania donovani causes Visceral Leishmaniasis mostly in upper northern regions of Pakistan such as Chitral (Rab et al., 1995 and Tanoli et al., 2005). Transmission occurs during feeding. The leishmania parasites develop into an infective form inside the gut of the sand fly vector and are injected together

Of all known human pathogens 60% are zoonotic, meaning they are naturally transmissible from vertebrate or invertebrate animals to humans and vice-versa. Emerging infectious diseases are those that are newly discovered, newly evolved, or experiencing recent expansion of incidence, geography, host or vector range (Chomel, 2008). Viruses and bacteria are the most numerous of emerging pathogens, however parasites and particularly protozoa more so that helminths have also become adept at finding new