Leishman-Donovan Bodies and Donovaniasis: SIR WILLIAM BOOG LEISHMAN, 1865-1926: CHARLES DONOVAN, 1863-1951

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Hamilton Bailey · Chartered Institute of Architectural Technologists

W. J. Bishop · Chartered Institute of Architectural Technologists

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Leishman-Donovan bodies are small round or oval bodies found in the spleen and liver of patients suffering from kalaazar, a tropical disease charac- terized by anaemia, irregularly remittent fever, and emaciation.The bodies are the intra-cellular forms of the protozoan parasite Leishmania donovani, which causes the disease.

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Global Maternal and Child Health History of Medicine and Tropical Health Literature Analysis and Criticism

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Published in: Sexually Transmitted Infections

Volume 35, Issue 1, pp. 8-9

DOI: 10.1136/sti.35.1.8

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Leishman-Donovan Bodies and Donovaniasis: SIR WILLIAM BOOG LEISHMAN, 1865-1926: CHARLES DONOVAN, 1863-1951

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