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Zandvliegen rekenen af met de idealisten: 100.000 ISIS-strijders besmet met Leishmania

Leishmaniasis (/ˌliːʃməˈnaɪəsɪs/) or leishmaniosis (/liːʃˌmeɪnɪˈoʊsɪs/ or /liːʃˌmænɪˈoʊsɪs/)[1] is a disease caused by protozoan parasites of the genus Leishmania and spread by the bite of certain types of sandflies.[2] The disease can present in three main ways as: cutaneous, mucocutaneous, or visceral leishmaniasis.[2] The cutaneous form presents with skin ulcers, while the mucocutaneous form presents with ulcers of the skin, mouth, and nose, and the visceral form starts with skin ulcers and then later presents with fever, low red blood cells, and enlarged spleen and liver.[2][3]

Infections in humans are caused by more than 20 species of Leishmania.[2] Risk factors include: poverty, malnutrition, deforestation, and urbanization.[2] All three types can be diagnosed by seeing the parasites under the microscope.[2] Additionally, visceral disease can be diagnosed by blood tests.[3]

ISIS Fighters Contract Deadly Disease

Over 100,000 ISIS fighters are reported to have contracted the potentially fatal disease Leishmaniasis. Leishmaniasis leaves large wounds which eat away flesh, and spreads rapidly due to pollution and the fighters' poor hygiene

Doctors Without Borders had been trying to cure the disease in the area before ISIS took over. Another humanitarian organization, the Mentor Initiative, is now fighting Leishmaniasis in and around the city of Aleppo.

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