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kala azar

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can you plz tell me symptoms and cause of KALA AZAR?

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1 Feb 2012 12:55:38 IST

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symptoms : high undulating fever often with two or even three peaks within 24 hours and drenching sweats

weight loss

fatigue

poor appetite

cough

burning feet

insomnia

abdominal pain

joint pain

Leishmaniasis or Kala Azar, is caused by protozoan parasites of the genus Leishmania. It appears in the form of localized ulcer or nodule. The infection is spread by the bite of female sand flies, which usually get infected by first biting an infected person and then inject parasites called mastigotes into the bloodstream or skin of a healthy person. The parasite migrates to the bone marrow, spleen, and lymph nodes.

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