kala-azar

(kä'lə-ə-zär')
n.
A chronic, often fatal disease occurring chiefly in Asia, caused by the protozoan parasite (Leishmania donovani) and characterized by irregular fever, enlargement of the spleen and liver, and emaciation.

[Urdu kālā āzār : kālā, black (from Sanskrit kāla-; see Kali) + āzār, disease (from Persian , from Middle Persian, pain, torment , from āzārdan, āzār-, to torment : ā-, to + -zār-, to make angry).]

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The noun has one meaning:

Meaning #1: leishmaniasis of the viscera
  Synonyms: visceral leishmaniasis, Assam fever, dumdum fever

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