TY - CHAP M1 - Book, Section TI - Leishmaniasis A1 - Langston, Shannon M. A1 - Bales, Brian D. A2 - Knoop, Kevin J. A2 - Stack, Lawrence B. A2 - Storrow, Alan B. A2 - Thurman, R. Jason Y1 - 2021 N1 - T2 - The Atlas of Emergency Medicine, 5e AB - Leishmaniasis is a protozoan, zoonotic parasite spread by sand fly bites. It is endemic in over 80 countries and has an incubation period of 2 to 6 months, although it may range from days to years, with relapse possible. Infection occurs when flagellated forms of more than 20 infective species of Leishmania are injected into the skin, taken up by macrophages, and multiply. Often, the bite goes unnoticed. SN - PB - McGraw-Hill CY - New York, NY Y2 - 2024/03/29 UR - accessmedicine.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1181051362 ER -