KALA- AZAR

 

      KALA- AZAR

 

CAUSATIVE ORGANISM 

             Protozoa ( leishmania Donovan)

SPREAD

            Spread by flies mostly from infected man to susceptible individual by saliva and nasal secretions

INCUBATION PERIOD

              2 weeks to 8 months

CLINICAL FEATURES

1.      The onset of disease may be like fever malaria or just ill health with irregular attacks of fever

2.      Fever usually is remittent type

3.      Splenomegaly

4.      Lymphadenopathy

DIAGNOSIS

                    Presence of leishman donovani bodies in smear

TREATMENT

1.      Chemotherapy with sodium stiboglaconate or hydroxy stibamidine

2.      Conservative management of anemia

COMMUNITY HEALTH CARE MANAGEMENT

1.      Public health notification

2.      Mass vaccine

3.      Health education