NLM Logo

Leishmania donovani MeSH Descriptor Data 2025


MeSH Heading
Leishmania donovani
Tree Number(s)
B01.268.475.868.488.230
Unique ID
D007893
RDF Unique Identifier
http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D007893
Annotation
do not confuse with LEISHMANIA DONOVANI CHAGASI see LEISHMANIA INFANTUM or LEISHMANIA DONOVANI INFANTUM see LEISHMANIA INFANTUM; infection: coord IM with LEISHMANIASIS, VISCERAL (IM); for antigens, coord with ANTIGENS, PROTOZOAN, for antibodies, coord with ANTIBODIES, PROTOZOAN
Scope Note
A parasitic hemoflagellate of the subgenus Leishmania leishmania that infects man and animals and causes visceral leishmaniasis (LEISHMANIASIS, VISCERAL). The sandfly genera Phlebotomus and Lutzomyia are the vectors.
Entry Term(s)
Leishmania (Leishmania) donovani
Leishmania leishmania donovani
Previous Indexing
Leishmania (1966-1985)
Public MeSH Note
86
History Note
86
Date Established
1986/01/01
Date of Entry
1985/03/20
Revision Date
2020/08/13
Leishmania donovani Preferred
page delivered in 0.219s