MeSH Browser

MeSH Heading: Leishmania infantum
Tree Number(s): B01.268.475.868.488.325
Unique ID: D018314
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D018314
Annotation: infection: coordinate with LEISHMANIASIS, VISCERAL; coordinate with specific protozoan terms (ANTIGENS, PROTOZOAN, etc.) if pertinent
Scope Note: A parasitic hemoflagellate of the subgenus Leishmania leishmania that infects man and animals and causes visceral leishmaniasis (LEISHMANIASIS, VISCERAL). Human infections are confined almost entirely to children. This parasite is commonly seen in dogs, other Canidae, and porcupines with humans considered only an accidental host. Transmission is by Phlebotomus sandflies.
Entry Term(s): Leishmania (Leishmania) chagasi; Leishmania (Leishmania) infantum; Leishmania chagasi; Leishmania chagasi chagasi; Leishmania chagasi subsp. Chagasi; Leishmania donovani chagasi; Leishmania donovani infantum; Leishmania infantum chagasi; Leishmania leishmania infantum
Related Numbers: txid44271
Previous Indexing: Leishmania (1980-1985); Leishmania donovani (1986-1993)
Public MeSH Note: 94; was LEISHMANIA DONOVANI INFANTUM see LEISHMANIA DONOVANI 1992-93, was LEISHMANIA INFANTUM see LEISHMANIA DONOVANI 1986-91; LEISHMANIA DONOVANI CHAGASI was see LEISHMANIA DONOVANI 1992-93, was LEISHMANIA CHAGASI see LEISHMANIA DONOVANI 1986-91
Online Note: use LEISHMANIA DONOVANI to search LEISHMANIA DONOVANI INFANTUM & LEISHMANIA DONOVANI CHAGASI 1992-93 & LEISHMANIA INFANTUM & LEISHMANIA CHAGASI 1986-91
History Note: 94; was LEISHMANIA DONOVANI INFANTUM see LEISHMANIA DONOVANI 1992-93, was LEISHMANIA INFANTUM see LEISHMANIA DONOVANI 1986-91; LEISHMANIA DONOVANI CHAGASI was see LEISHMANIA DONOVANI 1992-93, was LEISHMANIA CHAGASI see LEISHMANIA DONOVANI 1986-91
Date Established: 1994/01/01
Date of Entry: 1993/06/03
Revision Date: 2020/08/13

Allowable Qualifiers: chemistry (CH)

classification (CL)

cytology (CY)

drug effects (DE)

enzymology (EN)

genetics (GE)

growth & development (GD)

immunology (IM)

isolation & purification (IP)

metabolism (ME)

microbiology (MI)

parasitology (PS)

pathogenicity (PY)

physiology (PH)

radiation effects (RE)

ultrastructure (UL)

virology (VI)

Eukaryota [B01]
- Euglenozoa [B01.268]
  - Kinetoplastida [B01.268.475]
    - Trypanosomatina [B01.268.475.868]
      - Leishmania [B01.268.475.868.488]
        
        Leishmania braziliensis [B01.268.475.868.488.080]
        
        Leishmania donovani [B01.268.475.868.488.230]
        
        Leishmania enriettii [B01.268.475.868.488.240]
        
        Leishmania guyanensis [B01.268.475.868.488.285]
        
        Leishmania infantum [B01.268.475.868.488.325]
        
        Leishmania major [B01.268.475.868.488.405]
        
        Leishmania mexicana [B01.268.475.868.488.410]
        
        Leishmania tropica [B01.268.475.868.488.680]

Leishmania infantum Preferred

Concept UI: M0027549
Related Numbers: txid44271
Scope Note: A parasitic hemoflagellate of the subgenus Leishmania leishmania that infects man and animals and causes visceral leishmaniasis (LEISHMANIASIS, VISCERAL). Human infections are confined almost entirely to children. This parasite is commonly seen in dogs, other Canidae, and porcupines with humans considered only an accidental host. Transmission is by Phlebotomus sandflies.
Terms: Leishmania infantum Preferred Term
Term UI T054641
Date01/01/1999
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (1994); Leishmania donovani infantum
Term UI T054643
Date04/08/1993
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (1994); Leishmania leishmania infantum
Term UI T054644
Date03/31/1993
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (1994); Leishmania (Leishmania) infantum
Term UI T054645
Date03/31/1993
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (1994)

Leishmania chagasi Narrower

Concept UI: M000616434
Scope Note: An isolate that is genetically identical to Leishmania infantum. It is the etiologic agent of LEISHMANIASIS, VISCERAL in the Americas.
Terms: Leishmania chagasi Preferred Term
Term UI T000898299
Date04/05/2016
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2017); Leishmania infantum chagasi
Term UI T000898300
Date04/05/2016
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2017); Leishmania chagasi subsp. Chagasi
Term UI T000898301
Date04/05/2016
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2017); Leishmania chagasi chagasi
Term UI T000898302
Date04/05/2016
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2017); Leishmania (Leishmania) chagasi
Term UI T000898303
Date04/05/2016
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2017); Leishmania donovani chagasi
Term UI T054642
Date04/07/1993
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (1994)

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