Question

What is the etiological agent of cutaneous leishmaniasis? How is the disease transmitted and what are its typical manifestations?

Answer 1

The etiological agent of cutaneous leishmaniasis is the protozoan Leishmania braziliensis. The transmission, like in the visceral shape of the ailment, is thru the chew of the sand fly Lutzomyia (named after the Brazilian scientist Adolfo Lutz), the vector host. Cutaneous leishmaniasis develops at the bite website wherein the parasite establishes itself. The skin wound has a volcanic crater form, a reddish harm with expanded borders. From the number one lesions the parasites can spread through the blood to have an effect on different areas, in particular the mucosae of the nose, mouth and pharynx, causing facial deformations.