Cutaneous symptoms of leishmaniasis include shortness of breath, skin sores, nasal congestion, runny nose, nosebleeds, swallowing disorders, and sores in the mouth, tongue, gums, lips, nose, and inside the nose. Symptoms of visceral involvement in children include sudden cough, diarrhea, fever, and vomiting, and in adults, often with fever for 2 weeks to 2 months, which is accompanied by symptoms such as fatigue, weakness, and loss of appetite.

The feeling of weakness increases as the disease worsens. Other symptoms in visceral leishmaniasis include abdominal pain, prolonged fever, night sweats, scaling and darkening of the skin, thinning hair, and weight loss.

The incubation period in the seeker is different depending on the type of disease. In wet (rural) cutaneous leishmaniasis, the incubation period is short (1-4) weeks, but in dry (urban) cutaneous leishmaniasis, this period is long and usually (2-8) months, sometimes 1-2 years.