A 40-year-old man from Bihar, India, presents with post-kala-azar dermal leishmaniasis (PKDL). Why is PKDL of major public health importance beyond th...

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A 40-year-old man from Bihar, India, presents with post-kala-azar dermal leishmaniasis (PKDL). Why is PKDL of major public health importance beyond the individual patient?

Accepted Answer

PKDL patients harbour Leishmania parasites in their skin lesions and serve as a reservoir for ongoing anthroponotic VL transmission via sandfly bites, sustaining the epidemic cycle

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PKDL is always fatal

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PKDL causes immunosuppression leading to opportunistic infections

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PKDL is sexually transmitted

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PKDL always progresses to visceral leishmaniasis

uk-dtmh MCQ (SBA): PKDL Public Health Significance

A 40-year-old man from Bihar, India, presents with post-kala-azar dermal leishmaniasis (PKDL). Why is PKDL of major public health importance beyond the individual patient?