Bei einer Innere Leishmaniose, oder auch viszerale Leishmaniose, Dum-Dum-Fieber, Schwarzes Fieber oder Kala-Azar genannt, sind die inneren Organe (lateinisch viscera: Eingeweide) befallen.
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The pathogens are L. donovani, in Europe L. infantum. These are transmitted to humans as well as dogs by sandflies. The parasite mainly affects the spleen and liver. Symptoms of infection include skin ulcers, fevers, abdominal pain, vomiting, and diarrhea. Rather rarely, the inner surfaces of the hands and feet as well as mucous membranes turn dark. This disease is thought to have originally spread from East Africa through the Mediterranean region to the Orient and India.
Size of pathogen: 20 µm
Incubation period: 10 - 120 days
Probability of death: up to 3
Infections per year: 2 million
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