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visceral leishmaniasis
Disease Summary
Associated Targets (27)
Tbio
14
Tdark
6
Tclin
4
Tchem
3
Mondo Description A severe form of leishmaniasis characterized by irregular bouts of fever, substantial weight loss, swelling of the spleen and liver, and anaemia (which may be serious). If left untreated it may lead to death. Two species of Leishmania are known to give rise to the visceral form of the disease. The species commonly found in East Africa and the Indian subcontinent is L. donovani and the species found in Europe, North Africa, and Latin America is L. infantum, also known as L. chagasi.
Disease Ontology Description A leishmaniasis that is the most severe form of the disease caused by protozoan parasites of the Leishmania genus, resulting in the infection of the internal organs such as liver, spleen and bone marrow. The symptoms include fever, weight loss, and an enlarged spleen and liver.
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Description from Mondo Disease Ontology.
Description from Disease Ontology
DataSources which have contributed target associations to this disease, and the identifiers by which the disease is referenced.
COHD:200652
DOID:9146
EFO:0005045
ICD10:B55.0
ICD9:085.0
MESH:D007898
NCIT:C34771
OMIMPS:608207
SCTID:186803007
UMLS:C0023290
MONDO:0005445
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