KALA-AZAR

What is KALA -AZAR ?


Leishmania donovani, the agent of kala-azar, is transmitted by sandfly bites in parts of Asia (primarily India),

Afrilca (primarily Sudan) and

South America

where all together there are an estimated half million cases per year.

 There are also several hundred cases yearly in Europe (primarily in the Mediterranean region) and a few in
North America.

Cause?

Kala-azar can cause no or few symptoms but typically it is associated with

1)fever,

2)loss of appetite (anorexia),

3) fatigue,

4)enlargement of the liver, spleen and nodes and

5)suppression of the bone marrow.

Kala-azar also increases the risk of other secondary infections.

The first oral drug found to be effective for treating kala-azar is

Rx - m
Miltefosine.

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