The most life‑threatening form is Visceral Leishmaniasis (VL), commonly known as kala‑azar, which attacks the immune system and from which the 57,000 deaths reported in 1999 is thought to be significantly below the real number.
The most life‑threatening form is Visceral Leishmaniasis (VL), commonly known as kala‑azar, which attacks the immune system and from which the 57,000 deaths reported in 1999 is thought to be significantly below the real number.