Myiasis, the dreadful flesh-eating maggot disease have been reported near Damascus in Syria and three cases have been detected, say UN health experts. Myiasis, an affliction caused when flies lay their eggs in wounds, is not lethal for humans, but its appearance says a lot about worsening living conditions in war-ravaged Syria, the World Health Organization said. It has already issued an alert about the reappearance of polio in the north of the country, ...Saturday 29 November 2014
Dreadful Maggot Disease Hits Syria, Declare UN Health Experts
Myiasis, the dreadful flesh-eating maggot disease have been reported near Damascus in Syria and three cases have been detected, say UN health experts. Myiasis, an affliction caused when flies lay their eggs in wounds, is not lethal for humans, but its appearance says a lot about worsening living conditions in war-ravaged Syria, the World Health Organization said. It has already issued an alert about the reappearance of polio in the north of the country, ...
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