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social science subjects > health and social care > global health > systemic diseases > leishmaniasis
... > social science subjects > health and social care > global health > systemic diseases > parasitic diseases > protozoan infections > leishmaniasis
... > social science subjects > sociology > environmental, urban and regional sociology > environmental sociology > biology and chemistry > disease > communicable diseases > parasitic diseases > protozoan infections > leishmaniasis
... > social science subjects > sociology > environmental, urban and regional sociology > environmental sociology > society > disease > communicable diseases > parasitic diseases > protozoan infections > leishmaniasis
... > social science subjects > health and social care > medical science > disease > communicable diseases > parasitic diseases > protozoan infections > leishmaniasis
... > other subjects > natural sciences > life sciences > medical science > disease > communicable diseases > parasitic diseases > protozoan infections > leishmaniasis
... > contexts > population characteristics > socioeconomic factors > poverty > effects of poverty > disease > communicable diseases > parasitic diseases > protozoan infections > leishmaniasis
... > social science subjects > health and social care > health care quality, access, and evaluation > health services research > disease, disability, health, and health behavior > disease > communicable diseases > parasitic diseases > protozoan infections > leishmaniasis
... > contexts > population characteristics > health > public health > epidemiology > diseases and conditions > parasitic diseases > protozoan infections > leishmaniasis

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leishmaniasis  

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  • Leishmaniasis is one of the most important parasitic diseases of humans. The cutaneous (skin) and mucocutaneous (skin and membranes) types cause over 2 million new cases and the visceral (organ) types leads to over 500,000 new cases every year. [Source: Encyclopedia of Global Health; Leishmaniasis]

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