- Kala-azar is the name of a chronic and usually fatal disease occurring in tropical areas of Asia and the Western Hemisphere, characterized by e.g. irregular fever and enlargement of the spleen.
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Etymology & Origin of Kala-azar
Hindi word, equivalent to kālā black + Persian āzār disease. First coined circa 1880