1. Leishmaniasis
Cutaneous leishmaniasis affects the skin and mucus membranes. Skin sores usually start at the site of the sandfly bite. They can last for months or years before healing on their own. In a few people, sores may develop on mucus membranes.
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2. Leishmaniasis
Leishmaniasis is caused by protozoan parasites of the genus Leishmania that are spread by the bite of female phlebotomine sand flies of the genus Phlebotomus in the Old World and Lutzomyia in the New World. Approximately 350 million people in eigh...
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3. Kala azar - Challenges facing elimination of Kala azar
At present, diagnosis and treatment have been limited to large hospitals. Patients often seek treatment from private doctors or even quacks,
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At a meeting organized by WHO Regional Office for South-East Asia, the Programme Managers from kala azar endemic countries in South-East Asia Region agreed to accelerate activities to eliminate kala-azar from
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5. GLOBAL HEALTH HISTORIES SEMINARS:Kala azar- Can visceral leishmaniasis ever be controlled?
Speakers: Dr. R. Killick-Kendrick, Honorary Research Fellow, Imperial College, UK and Dr CP Thakur, Emeritus Professor of Medicine, Former Union Health Minister Govt. of India.
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6. mmunoglobulin G subclass-specific antileishmanial antibody responses in Indian kala-azar and post-kala-azar dermal leishmaniasis -- Ghosh et al. 2 (3)...
Immunoglobulin G subclass-specific antileishmanial antibody responses in Indian kala-azar and post-kala-azar dermal leishmaniasis
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7. Kala-azar definition - Medical Dictionary definitions of popular medical terms easily defined on MedTerms
Leishmania donovani, the agent of kala-azar, is transmitted by sandfly bites in parts of Asia (primarily India), Africa (primarily Sudan) and South America (primarily Brazil) where all together there are an estimated half million cases per year. T...
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