Leishmaniasis is an infection caused by any of the flagellate protozoans of the genus Leishmania,transmitted to human beings and animals by bloodsucking sand flies.

• 利什曼病是一种传染性疾病。它是由利什曼虫属中任何一种带有鞭毛的原生动物引起，通过吸血的白蛉传染到人体或动物身上。