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Disfiguring disease currently ravaging the Middle East spread across Syria after ISIS turn the streets into a filthy wasteland and it is now eating its way across refugee camps
Cutaneous leishmaniasis is a disease transmitted mostly by bites from sand flies
But there are 20 other parasites that can act as vectors, so it could spread to non-tropical areas.
It creates open sores on the skin, nosebleeds and difficulties breathing and swallowing.
The disease can kill if left untreated, and survivors are often left with horrific scars.
It had been contained to Syria, particularly ISIS-held regions
But it has now spread further as millions have fled to neighbouring countries
Lebanon, Turkey, Jordan, Easter Libya and Yemen have reported thousands of cases.
in 2013 there were 1,033 cases in Lebanon alone, of which 96 per cent occurred among the displaced Syrian refugees, according to the Lebanese Ministry of Health.
When people are bitten by sand flies – which are tiny and smaller than a mosquito – it can take anything between two to six months to have the infection.
Someone might have picked it up in Syria but then they may have fled into Lebanon or Turkey, or even into Europe as they seek refuge.
Scientific Journal PLOS denounces the media for covering up the fact that migrants have been also spreading polio, tuberculosis, hepatitis, measles, and other diseases that have been under control in the west.
Devout Muslims are not allowed to use toilet paper. They use their hands instead. This is a practice that exacerbates the transmission of disease.
See images of the effects of this flesh eating disease at the very bottom of this page. You will be warned before you scroll further down.
SUMMARY: WHAT IS LEISHMANIASIS
AND HOW IS THIS DEADLY DISEASE SPREAD?
According to the World Health Organisation, there are three main forms of the disease and are spread by more than 20 parasites:
Cutaneous Leishmaniasis: This is the most common form of the disease and causes ulcers on exposed parts of the body. It can also lead to disfigurement, permanent scarring, stigma and disability.
Visceral Leishmaniasis: This is the most severe form of the disease and can be fatal if left untreated. The disease targets the major organs and causes irregular bouts of fever, weight loss as well as enlargement of the liver and spleen.
Mucocutaneous Leishmaniasis: This is the most destructive form of the disease, eating away at the mucous membranes of the nose, mouth and throat
The disease had been contained to Syria, particularly to regions under ISIS control such as Raqqa, Deir al-Zour and Hasakah. The civil war has devastated the country's medical facilities, seen thousands of health workers killed and hospitals destroyed.
Along with the chronic lack of water and bombed out buildings, this created a ripe breeding ground for the sand flies and allowed the disease to thrive.
UPDATE - Media hiding how Syrian migrants are also spreading polio - tuberculosis - measles - hepatitis - and more, according to science journal PLOS
Continue reading the Daily Mail and Breitbart reports, the new update, and see images of the devastating effects of this disease
