Multiple choice

After complete check up and blood tests doctor told a couple that their daughter is suffering from a Leishmania species infection which infects the mononuclear phagocyte system including spleen, liver and bone marrow. Which among the following species the doctor must be reffering to?

  1. Leishmania aethiopica

  2. Leishmania donovani

  3. Leishmania infantum

  4. Leishmania tropica

  5. Leishmania mexicana

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B Correct answer
Explanation

Leishmania donovani is a human blood parasite responsible for visceral leishmaniasis or kala-azar, the most severe form of leishmaniasis. It infects the mononuclear phagocyte system including spleen, liver and bone marrow.

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