Abstract
Leishmaniasis is a tropical disease caused by the intracellular obligate protozoan from the genre Leishmania. Its cycle of transmission is mediated by the bite of the phlebotomus insect. The infective forms of the parasite are the metacyclic promastigote and amastigotes. Depending on the Leishmania species and the immunological state of the host, there could be established different manif…