Tropical parasite gains a foothold in the US, especially in Texas
Tropical parasite gains a foothold in the US, especially in Texas
www.livescience.com Tropical parasite gains a foothold in the US, especially in Texas
Scientists identified a new strain of a parasite that causes the disease leishmaniasis, and they mainly found it in people who had not recently traveled outside the U.S.
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Leishmaniasis. Saved you a click.
This lady here spreads it
Leishmania parasites are spread by the bite of infected female sandflies belonging to the Phlebotomus genus
It's like a prettier mosquito.
She sucks.
What if (now hear me out now), we set her to blow.
Don't panic. It's not as bad as it sounds. It doesn't even necessarily need to be treated if people have it:
Your health care provider can talk with CDC staff about whether your case of leishmaniasis should be treated and, if so, with what type of therapy.
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