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From Infection to Death: An Overview of the Pathogenesis of Visceral Leishmaniasis
Kala-azar, also known as visceral leishmaniasis (VL), is a disease caused by Leishmania infantum and L. donovani. Patients experience symptoms such as fever, weight loss, paleness, and enlarged liver and spleen. The disease also affects immunosuppressed individuals and has an overall mortality rate...
Autores principales: | Costa, Carlos H. N., Chang, Kwang-Poo, Costa, Dorcas L., Cunha, Francisco Valmor M. |
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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MDPI
2023
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10384967/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37513817 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/pathogens12070969 |
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