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Kala-azar was a term coined for this fatal illness in the Garo hills of Assam before the causative organism was discovered. Literally it means 'black fever' ( kala meaning 'black' and azar from Persian meaning 'fever'). It referred to the hyperpigmentation of the face found in victims in whom the disease had become chronic. Now it is difficult to see it as people get treated and the disease does not smoulder for years.<BR>
Dr. Ramesh<BR> <BR>
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Date: Wed, 7 Apr 2010 06:44:13 -0300<BR>From: chncosta@gmail.com<BR>To: cpeacock@cyllene.uwa.edu.au<BR>CC: Leish-l@lineu.icb.usp.br<BR>Subject: Re: [Leish-l] name<BR><BR>
<DIV>Interestingly, kala-azar has been adopted plenty in Brazil as "calazar", since the earlier scientific papers. However, it was adopted by authors from the Northeast, which is the main endemic area, like Prata and Alencar. Today, both names are normally use, but one may feel that visceral leishmaniasis could stand as more educated and kala-azar (calazar), as more informal, although, in my view both are interchangeable.</DIV>
<DIV>Carlos.<BR><BR></DIV>
<DIV class=ecxgmail_quote>2010/4/6 Christopher Peacock <SPAN dir=ltr><<A href="mailto:cpeacock@cyllene.uwa.edu.au">cpeacock@cyllene.uwa.edu.au</A>></SPAN><BR>
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<P class=ecxMsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; COLOR: #1f497d">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.</SPAN></P>
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<P class=ecxMsoNormal><B><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">From:</SPAN></B><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt"> <A href="mailto:leish-l-bounces@lineu.icb.usp.br">leish-l-bounces@lineu.icb.usp.br</A> [mailto:<A href="mailto:leish-l-bounces@lineu.icb.usp.br">leish-l-bounces@lineu.icb.usp.br</A>] <B>On Behalf Of </B>Carlos Costa<BR><B>Sent:</B> Wednesday, 24 March 2010 7:02 AM
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<P class=ecxMsoNormal><STRONG>Visceral leishmaniasis or kala-azar? Which, when, how?</STRONG> </P></DIV>
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<P class=ecxMsoNormal style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 12pt">Carlos.<BR clear=all><BR>-- <BR>Carlos H. N. Costa, MD, DSc.<BR>Instituto de Doenças Tropicais Natan Portella<BR>Universidade Federal do Piauí<BR>Brazil<BR>Telephone: +55 86 3221-3413</P></DIV></DIV></DIV>
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