[Leish-l] name

[Christopher Peacock]

Kala-azar is the Indian name for visceral leishmaniasis so used extensively
in the Indian sub continent, it literally means black skin in Hindi I
believe. Visceral leishmaniasis is the proper generic name for systemic
leishmaniasis caused by L. donovani, L. infantum and L. (infantum) chagasi.
Leishmaniasis has a vast array of names depending on the type and
geographical location, there was a post on the number of names a few years
ago.

 

 

 

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[mailto:leish-l-bounces at lineu.icb.usp.br] On Behalf Of Carlos Costa
Sent: Wednesday, 24 March 2010 7:02 AM
To: Leish-L
Subject: [Leish-l] name

 

Visceral leishmaniasis or kala-azar? Which, when, how? 

 

Carlos.

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Carlos H. N. Costa, MD, DSc.
Instituto de Doenças Tropicais Natan Portella
Universidade Federal do Piauí
Brazil
Telephone: +55 86 3221-3413


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