Leishmania donovani

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Amastigotes:

Phylogeny: Order Kinetoplastida

Preferred definitive host: Humans

Reservoir hosts: Dogs, jackals, foxes

Intermediate/vector hosts: Phlebotomus spp. sandflies

Geographical location: Southern Russia, China, Northeast India,

Bangladesh, Central and South America

Organs affected: Reticuloendothelial system

Symptoms: Fever, anemia, edema, difficulty breathing,

diarrhea, emaciation, hepatosplenomegaly

as compensation for anemia

Treatment: Antimony sodium gluconate, Pentamidine