Leishmaniasis
WordNet
noun
(1) Sores resulting from a tropical infection by protozoa of the genus Leishmania which are spread by sandflies
WiktionaryText
Noun
- Any of various ulcerative skin diseases caused by any of the protozoans of the genus Leishmania, transmitted to humans and animals by bloodsucking sandflies.
Synonyms
- Black Fever
- Dum-Dum fever
- kala-azar
- leishmaniosis
- sandfly disease