[Ragtime Cowgirl]

CAMP FALLUJAH, Iraq  -- Marines and sailors here are getting ready to combat a little-known and potentially dangerous enemy indigenous to this region.

The bite of an Iraqi sand fly can debilitate a Marine, sailor or a whole unit, but with proper protection the parasitic infection it causes, leishmaniasis, can be prevented...

 

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 ANYWHERE, ANYTIME. 

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[ATOMIC_PUNK]

The proper prevention of leishmaniasis is vital since there is no cure, and it is common for the disease to take three to six months before symptoms appear.

And Most people think its just a skeeter bite!

CAUTION GRAPHIC DISPLAYS OF SANDFLY BITES !

[bjcintennessee]

Thanks for posting this. Sent it to my niece who is over there now.