. ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Category : C ym oth o ida ▁Category : Art icles ▁created ▁by ▁Q bug bot <0x0A> </s> ▁Le ish mania ▁mex icana ▁belongs ▁to ▁the ▁Le ish mania ▁genus ▁and ▁is ▁the ▁caus al ▁agent ▁of ▁cut aneous ▁le ish man ias is ▁in ▁Mexico ▁and ▁central ▁America . ▁ ▁Le ish mania ▁mex icana ▁is ▁an ▁oblig ate ▁int rac ell ular ▁proto zo an ▁par as ite ▁that ▁causes ▁the ▁cut aneous ▁form ▁of ▁le ish man ias is . ▁This ▁species ▁of ▁Le ish mania ▁is ▁found ▁in ▁America . ▁The ▁in fection ▁with ▁L . ▁mex icana ▁occurs ▁when ▁an ▁individual ▁is ▁bit ten ▁by ▁an ▁inf ected ▁sand fly ▁that ▁inject s ▁inf ect ive ▁prom ast ig otes , ▁which ▁are ▁carried ▁in ▁the ▁sal iv ary ▁g lands ▁and ▁exp uls ed ▁by ▁the ▁prob os cis , ▁directly ▁to ▁the ▁skin . ▁ ▁The ▁life ▁cycle ▁of ▁this ▁and ▁other ▁Le ish mania ▁species ▁begin ▁when ▁an ▁inf ected ▁Ph le bot om ine ▁bit es ▁and ▁inject s ▁prom ast ig otes ▁in ▁the ▁skin ▁of ▁the ▁m amm al ▁host . ▁Those ▁prom ast ig otes ▁are ▁eng ulf ed ▁by ▁ph ag oc yt ic ▁cells , ▁as ▁macro ph ages ▁and ▁d end rit ic ▁cells . ▁The ▁par as ites ▁are ▁kept ▁inside ▁in ▁a ▁par as it op hor ous ▁vac u ole , ▁then ▁they ▁will ▁transform ▁to ▁am ast ig otes ▁and