kala-azar
/ˌkɑːləəˈzɑː(r)/noun
mass noun
1- a form of the disease leishmaniasis marked by emaciation, anaemia, fever, and enlargement of the liver and spleen黑热病, 内脏利什曼病（利什曼病的一种, 临床表现为消瘦、贫血、发烧和肝脾肿大）。
1.1
- This is caused by Leishmania donovani, phylum Kinetoplastida, kingdom Protista.该病由杜氏利什曼虫引起, 该虫属动质体门, 原生生物界。
词源
late 19th cent.: from Assamese, from kālā 'black' + āzār 'disease' (because of the bronzing of the skin often associated with it).