The parasite, which normally infects mosquitoes, cannot be treated with standard leishmaniasis drugs

Tuesday, October 1, 2019 Emerging Parasitic Disease Mimics the Symptoms of Visceral Leishmaniasis in People Leishmaniasis is a widespread tropical disease spread by sand flies. Some forms of the illness, including visceral leishmaniasis, can be fatal without treatment. A team of researchers, including a NIAID scientist, have described a case of a parasitic disease which mimics the symptoms of visceral leishmaniasis, but cannot be treated with standard leishmaniasis drugs. This may represent a new emerging infectious disease—a concerning prospect, the researchers say, because the parasite that caused this disease normally infects mosquitoes, and there is currently no treatment for it. National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases  |  National Institutes of Health Update your subscriptions, modify your password or e-mail address, or stop subscriptions at any time on your Subscriber Preferences Page. You will need to use your e-mail address to log in. If you have questions or problems with the subscription service, please contact subscriberhelp.govdelivery.com. This service is provided to you at no charge by National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID). This email was sent to myhcistech.healthnews360@blogger.com using GovDelivery Communications Cloud on behalf of: National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases · 5601 Fishers Lane · Bethesda, MD 20892 · 1-866-284-4107