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KALA-AZAR

\kˈɑːləɹˈazɑː], \kˈɑːləɹˈazɑː], \k_ˈɑː_l_ə_ɹ_ˈa_z_ɑː]\

Definitions of KALA-AZAR

1916 - Appleton's medical dictionary

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Syn.: Dumdum fever. A very fatal epidemic febrile disease observed in Assam. It is due to a parasite called Leishmania Donovani; probably transmitted by the bite of a species of the Conorhinus, Conorhinus rubrofasciatus.

1916 - Appleton's medical dictionary
By Smith Ely Jelliffe

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