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A mucocutaneous junction, or mucocutaneous boundary, is a region of the body in which mucosa transitions to skin. Mucocutaneous zones occur in animals, at the body orifices . In humans, mucocutaneous junctions are found at the lips , nostrils , conjunctivae , urethra , vagina (in females), foreskin (in males), clitoral hood (in females), and anus .
Mucocutaneous leishmaniasis causes both skin and mucosal ulcers with damage primarily of the nose and mouth. [2] [3] Visceral leishmaniasis or kala-azar ('black fever') is the most serious form and is generally fatal if untreated. [2]
The Lutzomyia sand flies maintain transmission amongst reservoir species and allow the disease to 'jump' to humans, causing the visceral, cutaneous or mucocutaneous forms of the disease depending on the Leishmania species. Visceral Leishmaniasis is a serious form of the disease in particular that affects the internal organs.
Brahmachari's cure for visceral leishmaniasis was the urea salt of para-amino-phenyl stibnic acid which he called Urea Stibamine. [117] During the nineteenth century, kala-azar was discovered near moving bodies of water in southeast Asia. [118] Dr. Jean Dow and Dr. William McClure, are credited with finding the cure for the disease in China.
Mucocutaneous leishmaniasis is an especially disturbing form of cutaneous leishmaniasis, because it produces destructive and disfiguring lesions of the face. It is most often caused by Leishmania braziliensis, but cases caused by L. aethiopica have also been described. [10] Mucocutaneous leishmaniasis is very difficult to treat.
Reduce visceral fat (the fat found deep within the abdomen, around your organs) Egg white protein is a complete protein, and it has a higher net protein utilization rate (how much protein the body ...
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Leishmania / l iː ʃ ˈ m eɪ n i ə,-ˈ m æ n-/ [1] is a parasitic protozoan, a single-celled organism of the genus Leishmania that is responsible for the disease leishmaniasis. [2] [3] [4] They are spread by sandflies of the genus Phlebotomus in the Old World, and of the genus Lutzomyia in the New World.