LeishmaniasisLeishmaniadonovani(complex) (VL)Leishmania tropica (CL)Leishmania major (CL)Leishmania aethiopica (CL)Leishmaniamexicana(Complex)(CL)Leishmaniabrazilliensis(complex)(MCL)Leishmaniaperuriana
1 Leishmaniasis Leishmania donovani (complex) (VL) Leishmania tropica (CL) Leishmania major (CL) Leishmania aethiopica (CL) Leishmania mexicana (Complex) (CL) Leishmania brazilliensis (complex) (MCL) Leishmania peruriana
The Parasite·PhylumSarcomastigophoraOrderKinetoplastida·FamilyTrypanosomatidaeGenusLeishmania
2 The Parasite • Phylum • Order • Family • Genus Sarcomastigophora Kinetoplastida Trypanosomatidae Leishmania
MorphologyDigeneticLifeCycle.Promasitogte: AmastigoteInsectMammalian stageMotileNon-motile MidgutIntracellular
3 Morphology • Promasitogte • Insect • Motile • Midgut • Amastigote • Mammalian stage • Non-motile • Intracellular Digenetic Life Cycle
MorphologyPromastigoteAmastigoteFlagellaKinetoplastGolgiNucleusCytoskeleton
4 Morphology • Promastigote • Amastigote Flagella Kinetoplast Golgi Nucleus Cytoskeleton
Promastigote
5 Promastigote