Bani Waleed suffers from Leishmania as injuries reach 145

The Bani Waleed Municipality has disclosed that the number of persons affected by Leishmania has hit 145.
Medical sources from the city said that Leishmania is spreading around the city due to minute flies that are called “sandflies”, which carries the genus that causes skin deformation,
This disease could be contracted through the flies or through blood transfer or even by using infected injections.
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