Leishmania mexicana
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leishmania-mexicana-276-5073192
title:
Leishmania mexicana
text:
Leishmania mexicana is a species of obligate intracellular parasites of the protozoan genus Leishmania. In Mexico and Central America, this parasite is the primary cause of cutaneous leishmaniasis. Infected sandflies carry L. mexicana in its promastigote form, transmitting it from their salivary glands through their proboscis into the bloodstream of the host. When macrophages phagocytize the parasite, it transitions into its amastigote form, rapidly dividing to break the host cell open and infec
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description:
Species of parasitic protist
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leishmania_mexicana
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date modified:
2024-04-12T17:54:18Z
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