what is leishmaniasis disease
Leishmaniasis (/ËliËÊmÉËnaÉªÉsÉªs/) or leishmaniosis (/liËÊËmeÉªnÉªËoÊsÉªs/ or /liËÊËmaenÉªËoÊsÉªs/) liËÊËmÃ¦nÉªËoÊsÉªs is a disease caused by protozoan parasites of the Genus leishmania and spread by the bite of certain types of. Sandflies the disease can present in three main: ways, cutaneous, mucocutaneous or visceral. leishmaniasis Visceral leishmaniasis or kala-azar ('black fever') is the most serious form, and is potentially fatal if untreated. 2  Other consequences, which can occur a few months to years after infection, include fever, damage to the spleen and liver, and anemia.