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===Stains=== | ===Stains=== | ||
*[[GMS stain]] +ve organisms. | *[[GMS stain]] +ve organisms. | ||
==Leishmaniasis== | |||
===General=== | |||
*Caused by protozoa in the group ''Leishmania'' group. | |||
*Transmitted to humans by the ''sand fly''. | |||
May be: | |||
*Cutaneous.<ref name=pmid20377337>{{Cite journal | last1 = Goto | first1 = H. | last2 = Lindoso | first2 = JA. | title = Current diagnosis and treatment of cutaneous and mucocutaneous leishmaniasis. | journal = Expert Rev Anti Infect Ther | volume = 8 | issue = 4 | pages = 419-33 | month = Apr | year = 2010 | doi = 10.1586/eri.10.19 | PMID = 20377337 }}</ref> | |||
*Mucocutaneous.<ref name=pmid20377337/> | |||
*Visceral.<ref name=pmid19708817>{{Cite journal | last1 = den Boer | first1 = ML. | last2 = Alvar | first2 = J. | last3 = Davidson | first3 = RN. | last4 = Ritmeijer | first4 = K. | last5 = Balasegaram | first5 = M. | title = Developments in the treatment of visceral leishmaniasis. | journal = Expert Opin Emerg Drugs | volume = 14 | issue = 3 | pages = 395-410 | month = Sep | year = 2009 | doi = 10.1517/14728210903153862 | PMID = 19708817 }}</ref> | |||
===Microscopic=== | |||
Features: | |||
*Small ~1-2 micrometers. | |||
Images: | |||
*[http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Leishmania_donovani_01.png Leishmania - smear (WC)]. | |||
*[http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Leishmania_2009-04-14_smear.JPG Leishmania - bone marrow (WC)]. | |||
*[http://www.cdc.gov/parasites/leishmaniasis/index.html Leishmania and sand fly (cdc.gov)]. | |||
===Stains=== | |||
*[[Giemsa stain]] - highlights organisms. | |||
=Viruses= | =Viruses= | ||