Leishmaniasis endemic to Texas

[Rubystars]

This is because of illegals!

[Zelhar]

Leishmaniasis is endemic in some area of Israel (it is also known as "Jericho Fever"). From what I read about the sand fly, it can only fly close to the ground. So If you sleep on a bed that is over 70cm high you should be safe (unless one of your limbs extends down while you sleep). Also, once the body overcomes the infection, you become immune to it. But people can be bitten multiple times and suffer terrible scarring before they overcome the parasite. The Bedouins set their babies to sleep at night wrapped with blankets but with their buttocks exposed to purposely get them bitten in the buttock and develop immunity so to avoid scars in more prominent areas like the face.

[Rubystars]

Leishmaniasis is endemic in some area of Israel (it is also known as "Jericho Fever"). From what I read about the sand fly, it can only fly close to the ground. So If you sleep on a bed that is over 70cm high you should be safe (unless one of your limbs extends down while you sleep). Also, once the body overcomes the infection, you become immune to it. But people can be bitten multiple times and suffer terrible scarring before they overcome the parasite. The Bedouins set their babies to sleep at night wrapped with blankets but with their buttocks exposed to purposely get them bitten in the buttock and develop immunity so to avoid scars in more prominent areas like the face.

There's a guy on youtube who says he had an open sore on his face from it for at least a year, and that's with modern medical treatment. The Bedouin solution makes sense only in a primitive context. They choose to be primitive, when they don't have to be. I think to deliberately expose a child to something like that is abusive. It would be better if they could use some kind of insect repellent.

[Zelhar]

There's a guy on youtube who says he had an open sore on his face from it for at least a year, and that's with modern medical treatment. The Bedouin solution makes sense only in a primitive context. They choose to be primitive, when they don't have to be. I think to deliberately expose a child to something like that is abusive. It would be better if they could use some kind of insect repellent.

There is no question they are primitive and savages but some of their customs actually make sense. There is still no vaccine against this disease and insect repellents aren't full proof against biting,  not to mention they might be toxic to humans too on a long term exposure.

[Sveta]

Maybe it's like letting kids get chicken pox because it's worse as an adult.

[Zelhar]

Maybe it's like letting kids get chicken pox because it's worse as an adult.

But there is a vaccine for chicken pox so there is no need to suffer.

[Rubystars]

There is no question they are primitive and savages but some of their customs actually make sense. There is still no vaccine against this disease and insect repellents aren't full proof against biting,  not to mention they might be toxic to humans too on a long term exposure.

I think a vaccine really does need to be developed for it, especially if it's spreading to first world nations.

[Sveta]

But there is a vaccine for chicken pox so there is no need to suffer.

The vaccine can expire and people who got the vaccine as kids could be vulnerable as adults. I heard it can cause infertility in men if they get it as an adult.

[Rubystars]

I wish there would've been a vaccine for chicken pox when I was a kid. That was horrible, I felt really sick from it at the time.