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Answer for the clue "Sores resulting from a tropical infection by protozoa of the genus Leishmania ", 13 letters:
leishmaniasis

Word definitions for leishmaniasis in dictionaries

Wikipedia Word definitions in Wikipedia
Leishmaniasis , also spelled leishmaniosis , is a disease caused by protozoan parasites of the genus Leishmania and spread by the bite of certain types of sandflies . The disease can present in three main ways: cutaneous , mucocutaneous, or visceral leishmaniasis ...

WordNet Word definitions in WordNet
n. sores resulting from a tropical infection by protozoa of the genus Leishmania which are spread by sandflies [syn: leishmaniosis , kala azar ]

Wiktionary Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. (context pathology English) Any of various ulcerative skin diseases caused by any of the protozoans of the genus ''Leishmania'', transmitted to humans and animals by bloodsucking sandfly.

Usage examples of leishmaniasis.

Malaria, malnutrition, river blindness, sleeping sickness, leishmaniasis, yaws, bilharzia, and rift valley fever were everywhere in retreat under the benign rule of the Pan-African Federation.

And sand flies that can trigger Leishmaniasis, a leprosy type of disease.

Examples are malaria, sleeping-sickness, and leishmaniasis in humans, and lots of other parasitic diseases in reptiles, fishes, and octopuses.

Guinea pigs may have contributed a trypanosome infection like Chagas' disease or leishmaniasis to our catalog of woes, but that's uncertain.