new world mucocutaneous leishmaniasis
type: Concept
broader: leishmaniasis

leishmaniasis
definition: Leishmaniasis is one of the most important parasitic diseases of humans. The cutaneous (skin) and mucocutaneous (skin and membranes) types cause over 2 million new cases and the visceral (organ) types leads to over 500,000 new cases every year. [Source: Encyclopedia of Global Health; Leishmaniasis]
narrower: visceral leishmaniasis
narrower: oriental sore
narrower: new world mucocutaneous leishmaniasis
broader: systemic diseases
broader: protozoan infections
type: Concept

oriental sore
type: Concept
broader: leishmaniasis

protozoan infections
type: Concept
narrower: leishmaniasis

visceral leishmaniasis
type: Concept
broader: leishmaniasis

concepts
type: Collection
type: ConceptGroup
member: leishmaniasis

systemic diseases
type: Concept
narrower: leishmaniasis