noun
leishmaniasis
A parasitic disease caused by Leishmania protozoa, transmitted by sandfly bites. Medical term; in everyday contexts, the English loanword リーシュマニア症 is used.
リーシュマニア症は、サシチョウバエによって媒介される寄生虫感染症です。
Leishmaniasis is a parasitic infection transmitted by sandflies.
From the genus name Leishmania (named after William Boog Leishman) + 症 (しょう, 'disease').