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Study reveals arsenal used by protozoans to make leishmaniasis more severe – News-Medical.Net

Researchers have succeeded in revealing the arsenal used by protozoans of the genus Leishmania in human cells to make leishmaniasis more severe, especially in cases…

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Researchers have succeeded in revealing the arsenal used by protozoans of the genus Leishmania in human cells to make leishmaniasis more severe, especially in cases of the mucocutaneous variety of the disease, which can cause deformations in patients. The discovery points the way to a search for novel treatments for the disease as well as casting light on a key mechanism involved in other diseases.
The mechanism involves Leishmania, macrophages and a virus that lives endosymbiotically in the parasite…

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