Leishmania species (Continued)
INFECTED FORM: Promastigote.
MODE OF INFECTION: Bite of the vector (injection)..
LABORATORY IDENTIFICATION:
SPECIMEN SOURCE: Tissue biopsy, bone marrow, skin.
Figure 1-36. Life cycle of Leishmania species.
AMASTIGOTE
Intracellular (Donovan bodies in Giemsa or Wright stain.
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