<aside> ✋🏽 It is a non-tropical disease caused by a protozoan parasite of genus Leishmania and spread by sand-fly bites.

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• It is the second deadliest parasitic disease in the world after malaria.
• It affects the spleen, liver and bone marrow.
• In India, it is endemic to Bihar, Jharkhand, Uttar Pradesh and West Bengal.