History of Kala-azar—[Black fever/Black Fever, Visceral Leishmaniasis]—Informative Video

History of Kala-azar—[Black fever/Black Fever, Visceral Leishmaniasis]—Informative Video
लीशमैनियासिस
“History of kala-azar is older than the dated records. In those days malaria was very common and some epidemics of kala-azar were passed as toxic malaria.

Kala-azar of adults. • Indian kala-azar. • Black Fever. • Black Sickness. Cachexial Fever. Catechetic fever. Dum-Dum Fever. Burdwan Fever. Sirkari Disease.

Visceral leishmaniasis (VL), also known as kala-azar, is the most severe form of leishmaniasis and, without proper diagnosis and treatment, is associated with high fatality. Leishmaniasis is a disease caused by protozoan parasites of the genus Leishmania.

Pronunciation: Kala-azar: (UK: /ˌkɑːlə əˈzɑ...
Other names: Black fever, and Dumdum fever
Specialty: Infectious disease

Leishmaniasis is caused by a protozoa parasite from over 20 Leishmania species. Over 90 sandfly species are known to transmit Leishmania parasites. There are 3 main forms of the disease: Visceral leishmaniasis (VL), also known as kala-azar is fatal if left untreated in over 95% of cases.

कालाजार (अंग्रेज़ी:विस्केरल लीश्मेनियेसिस) धीरे-धीरे विकसित होने वाला एक देशी रोग है जो एक कोशीय परजीवी या जीनस लिस्नमानिया से होता है। कालाजार के बाद डरमल लिस्नमानियासिस (पीकेडीएल) एक ऐसी स्थिति है जब लिस्नमानिया त्वचा कोशाणुओं में जाते हैं और वहां रहते हुए विकसित होते हैं।