[Leish-l] Fwd: name

Tue Apr 20 15:22:39 BRT 2010

Dear all,

I guess we are dealing with two matters: first, the scientific name of  
the disease "visceral leishmaniasis" and second, the popular name  
Kala-azar which is widely used in Brazil as "calazar". However the  
"popular meaning" of calazar in Brazil does not report to the original  
"black fever" but to "a febrile disease acquired from dogs" because of  
the emphasis made for dedades on the role of dogs as the main  
infection source.

Then, the scientific use of the term "calazar" in Brazil could be  
discussed in the Brazilian context taking into consideration its "new  
popular root". On the other hand the word "calazar" is short and  
easier for the latin language speakers in spite of the scientific or  
lay using matters.

It seems to me that in the Brazilian context, Vox populi already gave  
its sentence.

Best regards,

Gustavo

Gustavo Romero
Núcleo de Medicina Tropical
Universidade de Brasília
Phone: +55 61 32735008
Fax: +55 61 32732811Citando Anuradha Dube <anuradhadube at gmail.com>:

> I fully agree with Dr Shyam Sundar's view that VL and Kala azar are
> synonymous. Elaborately, to my understanding, VL is classified on the basis
> of *Leishmania* strains as below:
>
> *Leishmania donovani donovani ( LDd),* commonly known as *Kala-azar *in
> India and Sudan (Africa) as *Anthroponotic  VL. *A further manifestation in
> the form of* Post Kala-azar Dermal Leishmanoid (PKDL) *occurs in humans* *in
> * India and Sudan *(only?*) *is due to this strain only (LDd)
>
> *Leishmania donovani chagasi ( LDc)* commonly known as *calaazar* in South
> America (Brazil) and  *Leishmania donovani infantum (LDi)* commonly known as
> *Mediterranean VL* in Mediterranean, as *Zoonotic VL (*with dog as reservoir
> *)*.
>
> Anuradha
>
> On Thu, Apr 15, 2010 at 8:40 PM, Shyam Sundar  
> <drshyamsundar at hotmail.com>wrote:
>
>>  *It will be impossible erase kala-azar from leishmaniasis, you might try
>> and restrict it to anthroponotic VL. It originated from the deadly black
>> fever without treatment. Now also you do see occasional blackish
>> discoloration. For most of us, VL and kala-azar us synonymous.*
>>
>>  *From:* Carlos Costa <chncosta at gmail.com>
>> *Sent:* Thursday, April 08, 2010 12:54 AM
>> *To:* Leish-L <Leish-l at lineu.icb.usp.br>
>> *Subject:* [Leish-l] Fwd: name
>>
>>
>>
>> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
>> From: Ashford, R <ashford at liverpool.ac.uk>
>> Date: 2010/4/6
>> Subject: RE: [Leish-l] name
>> To: Carlos Costa <chncosta at gmail.com>
>>
>>
>>  'Visceral leishmaniasis' is correct for all versions.  Personally I much
>> prefer to restrict 'kala azar' to the anthroponotic disease in the Indian
>> subcontinent.  The epidemiology is so different from that of L. infantum
>> infection that they deserve different names. The disease in East Africa is a
>> problem!
>>
>> A serious constraint in advocacy of leish, one of the many reasons why
>> malaria is so much better known, is the confusion over the names and the
>> unfamiliarity of both 'leishmaniasis' and 'kala azar' in the public
>> consciousness.  Neither leish nor k-a is a household name.
>>
>> This doesn't answer your question and, fortunately, we have no 'Academy' of
>> the English language, so there is no definitive answer.  All versions are
>> 'correct' if they are routinely used, which means they have to be explained
>> and defined whenever they are used.
>>
>> By the way, I believe the 'kala', which means 'black' (same root as 'coal')
>> refers not to skin colour, but to the seriousness of epidemics, as with
>> 'black death' for whatever disease(s) (bubonic plague?) killed so many
>> people at that time.
>>
>> Regards,
>>
>> Dick Ashford
>>
>>  Consultant Biologist
>> Richard W. Ashford DSc
>> 142 Meols Parade
>> Meols
>> CH47 6AN
>> UK
>> Tel +44 (0)151 632 2714
>>  ------------------------------
>> *From:* leish-l-bounces at lineu.icb.usp.br [leish-l-bounces at lineu.icb.usp.br]
>> On Behalf Of Carlos Costa [chncosta at gmail.com]
>> *Sent:* 23 March 2010 23:02
>> *To:* Leish-L
>> *Subject:* [Leish-l] name
>>
>>    *Visceral leishmaniasis or kala-azar? Which, when, how?*
>>
>> Carlos.
>>
>> --
>> Carlos H. N. Costa, MD, DSc.
>> Instituto de Doenças Tropicais Natan Portella
>> Universidade Federal do Piauí
>> Brazil
>> Telephone: +55 86 3221-3413
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> --
>> 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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