A Hint on the Transmission of Kala-Azar
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transmission problem. I find in my inspection of kala-azar infected villages of Tipperah District that the disease is specially prevalent amongst the poor people who are living in insanitary conditions regarding their personal hygiene, and in small, dirty and overcrowded huts, thus in close contact with patients. The condition that is responsible for the spread of typhus and relapsing fever is generally present in this case too. I intend to give prominence to the interesting fact that in every infected area dhobics and barbers
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دوره 60 شماره
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تاریخ انتشار 2016