leishmaniasis
Let an agent explain leishmaniasis and its forms, route suspected cases to care, describe prevention and treatment in general terms with attribution, and support veterinary and public health questions.
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Purpose and description
Let an agent explain leishmaniasis and its forms, route suspected cases to care, describe prevention and treatment in general terms with attribution, and support veterinary and public health questions.
A parasitic disease caused by Leishmania protozoa transmitted by sandflies, occurring as cutaneous leishmaniasis with skin ulcers, mucocutaneous leishmaniasis affecting the nose and mouth, and visceral leishmaniasis or kala-azar affecting internal organs, which is fatal if untreated; the disease is endemic in parts of Asia, Africa, the Americas and the Mediterranean, also affects dogs and cats, and is classed as a neglected tropical disease.
What it is for: A vector-borne parasitic disease of humans and animals.
It can be explain forms and transmission; route suspected cases to care; describe prevention and treatment in general terms; address canine and feline leishmaniasis.
Distinguishing features
Protozoan parasite
Sandfly vector
Three clinical forms
Endemic and neglected
What it looks like
Skin sores in cutaneous forms; fever, weight loss and enlarged spleen in visceral forms.
How it is recognised
Caused by Leishmania parasites
Transmitted by sandflies
Malaria is transmitted by mosquitoes
Related models
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In practice
Families and kinds
cutaneous leishmaniasis
mucocutaneous leishmaniasis
visceral leishmaniasis
canine leishmaniasis
feline leishmaniosis
Standards and regulation
WHO guidelines on leishmaniasis
National notifiable disease rules
Veterinary guidelines for canine leishmaniasis
Failure modes and hazards
Fatal untreated visceral disease
Misdiagnosis of skin lesions
Agents diagnosing or prescribing
Also called
Where this came from
wikidata · CC0 1.0
Drafted structure
Bundle to layer to finding to question, as the second pass will find it: 4 bundles · 8 layers · 8 findings · 16 questions.
Urgent Suspected cases.
Routing.
Symptoms
Recognising the disease.
Symptoms
Symptoms.
- Do these symptoms and travel or residence history suggest leishmaniasis needing medical assessment? boundary
- Should care be sought urgently, especially for visceral signs? action
Diagnosis
Diagnosis.
Diagnosis
Diagnosis.
- How is leishmaniasis diagnosed, according to guidelines? provenance
- Is the user asking for a diagnosis, which needs a clinician? boundary
Understand Disease and transmission.
General information.
Forms
Clinical forms.
Forms
Forms.
- How do cutaneous, mucocutaneous and visceral leishmaniasis differ? definition
- Which Leishmania species cause which forms? provenance
Transmission
Sandflies and reservoirs.
Transmission
Transmission.
- How is the parasite transmitted, and which animals act as reservoirs? definition
- Where is the disease endemic, according to WHO? provenance
Manage Prevention and treatment.
Attribution.
Prevent
Prevention.
Prevent
Prevention.
- How can travellers and residents reduce sandfly bites and risk, according to guidance? provenance
- Which control programmes exist? provenance
Treat
Treatment approaches.
Treat
Treatment.
- Which treatments are used for each form, in general terms, according to guidelines? provenance
- Which challenges such as drug resistance exist? provenance
Animals Dogs and cats.
Veterinary.
Canine
Canine leishmaniasis.
Canine
Canine.
- How does leishmaniasis affect dogs, and how is it prevented and managed, according to veterinary guidelines? provenance
- Should a vet be consulted now? boundary
Public
Public health.
Public
Public health.
- Why is leishmaniasis a neglected tropical disease, and what are elimination efforts? provenance
- How does climate change affect its spread? provenance
What the second pass must settle
- Should each form be a separate entry?
- How should endemic maps be linked?
- How should veterinary guidance be linked?