dumdum fever

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Noun1.dumdum fever - leishmaniasis of the visceradumdum fever - leishmaniasis of the viscera  
Assam fever, kala-azar, visceral leishmaniasis
kala azar, leishmaniasis, leishmaniosis - sores resulting from a tropical infection by protozoa of the genus Leishmania which are spread by sandflies
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It is often referred to as Kala Azar, Hindi for black fever, Dumdum fever, after an area of India where it was prominent, and Assam fever, after an area of India.
Leishmania: an invasion (Part 1)
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