"black fever" meaning in English

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Noun

Etymology: * (visceral leishmaniasis): Compare kala-azar. Etymology templates: {{sense|visceral leishmaniasis}} (visceral leishmaniasis): Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} black fever (uncountable)
  1. (pathology) Visceral leishmaniasis. Tags: uncountable
    Sense id: en-black_fever-en-noun-zyZA3SW2 Categories (other): Diseases, Insect-borne diseases, Trypanosomal diseases, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 82 18 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 87 13 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 87 13 Topics: medicine, pathology, sciences
  2. (slang) Synonym of jungle fever. Tags: slang, uncountable Synonyms: jungle fever [synonym, synonym-of] Related terms (jungle fever): Asian fever, blue fever, jungle fever, white fever, yellow fever
    Sense id: en-black_fever-en-noun-EwQu1-Ew Disambiguation of 'jungle fever': 11 89
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