Tropical skin disease carried by sand flies now in US

A unique skin disease carried by sand flies is now in the U.S.

Leishmaniasis, a parasitic disease native to tropical areas, can spread with the bite of infected sand flies.

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the most common forms of leishmaniasis are cutaneous leishmaniasis, which causes skin sores, and visceral leishmaniasis, which affects several internal organs, usually the spleen, liver, and bone marrow. ---More...

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