Question

which type of disease is Kala Azar

Answer 1

Kala-azar: A chronic and potentially fatal parasitic disease of the viscera (the internal organs, particularly the liver, spleen, bone marrow and lymph nodes) due to infection by the parasite called Leishmania donovani. ... The term "kala-azar" comes from India where it is the Hindi for black fever.

Answer 2

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