Leishmania tropica

**Definition:** A parasitic hemoflagellate of the subgenus Leishmania leishmania that infects humans and rodents. This taxonomic complex includes species which cause a disease called Oriental sore which is a form of cutaneous leishmaniasis (LEISHMANIASIS, CUTANEOUS) of the Old World.

**Tree numbers:** - B01.268.475.868.488.680

**Synonyms:** - Leishmania leishmania tropica - Leishmania (Leishmania) tropica - Leishmania tropica minor