Leishmania mexicana mexicana
《英文msh詞典》Leishmania mexicana mexicana
[同義詞] Leishmania mexicana mexicana
[主題詞] Leishmania mexicana
[中文釋義] 利什曼原蟲,墨西哥,墨西哥亞種
[英文釋義] A parasitic hemoflagellate of the subgenus Leishmania leishmania that infects man and animals including rodents. The Leishmania mexicana complex causes both cutaneous (LEISHMANIASIS,CUTANEOUS) and diffuse cutaneous leishmaniasis (LEISHMANIASIS,DIFFUSE CUTANEOUS) and includes the subspecies amazonensis,garnhami,mexicana,pifanoi,and venezuelensis. L. m. mexicana causes chiclero ulcer,a form of cutaneous leishmaniasis (LEISHMANIASIS,CUTANEOUS) in the New World. The sandfly,Lutzomyia,appears to be the vector.