毁容皮肤病袭击阿富汗

• 作 者: 朱舜
• 出 处: 记者观察(下半月)
• 发表日期: 2010年11期
• 关键词: 利什曼病 皮肤黑热病 阿富汗人 人的皮肤 特定种类 患病者 治疗成本 卫生基础设施 赫拉特 格拉夫

近日,世界卫生组织警告称,阿富汗首都喀布尔受到一种易致人容貌受损的热带皮肤病袭击。这种名叫利什曼病的皮肤病已经对1300万阿富汗人,特别是妇女和女童的健康构成威胁。利什曼病也称皮肤黑热病,是一种寄生虫病,主要通过一些特定种类的白蛉以叮咬人皮肤的方式进行传播。这种病通常无法确诊和治愈,且往往会导致人的皮肤上留下严重疤痕。

Recently, the World Health Organization warned that Kabul, the capital of Afghanistan, has been hit by a tropical skin disease that can easily cause visible damage. The skin disease known as leishmaniasis has posed a threat to the health of 13 million Afghans, especially women and girls. Leishmaniasis, also known as cutaneous kalaheri, is a parasitic disease that spreads mainly through bites of human skin through certain species of white catfish. The disease is usually not diagnosed and cured, and often leads to serious scars on the human skin.