[Beck_isright]

US soldiers in Iraq infected with skin disease

Funny. Hillary has the same effect everywhere she goes.

[Cindy]

I've heard other news reports on that subject.

Is that a pretty common problem in that area do you know?

[stylin19a]

based on these figures, since they've lived there all their lives, it would seem all Iraqis should be looking like the elephant man.

[Cindy]

ARTICLE SNIPPET: "The disease, Leishmaniasis, which is called the "Baghdad Boil" by US soldiers, is carried by biting sand flies and doesn't spread from person to person. It causes skin lesions that if untreated may take months, even years, to heal and can be disfiguring, doctors said."

GOOGLE Search Term: "Leishmaniasis"
http://www.google.com/search?q=%22Leishmaniasis%22&hl=en&lr=&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&filter=0

CDC.gov: "Leishmaniasis"
http://www.cdc.gov/travel/diseases/leishmaniasis.htm