Leishmaniasis (/ËliËÊmÉËnaÉªÉsÉªs/) or leishmaniosis (/liËÊËmeÉªnÉªËoÊsÉªs/ or /liËÊËmaenÉªËoÊsÉªs/) liËÊËmÃ¦nÉªËoÊsÉªs is a disease caused by protozoan parasites of the Genus leishmania and spread by the bite of certain types of. sandflieseishmaniasis is transmitted by the bite of infected female phlebotomine sandflies which can transmit the infection Leishmania. The sandflies inject the infective stage, metacyclic promastigotes, during blood meals (1) .
Folorunsho Alakija. Folorunsho Alakija is a Nigerian businesswoman, one of the richest African women and also one of the richest black women in the world. In 2014 she unseated Oprah Winfrey as the richest woman of African descent in the world. She is a business tycoon involved in the fashion, oil and printing industries.
Bill Gates Is Once Again the Richest Person in the World. A fresh list of the wealthiest people in the world is out, and is it any surprise who claimed the number one spot? Bill Gates, Microsoft co-founder and one the richest people in human history, once again comes out on top, with a net worth of $87.4 billion. Wealth-X, a wealth-tracking website, provided Business Insider with its newest figures on the assets of the ultra-rich.