Sand fly

Credit: STEPHEN AUSMUS/US DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY

Caption: Sand fly (Phlebotomus papatasi). This insect's bite transmits the Leishmania protozoan parasites that cause leishmaniasis. The effects of this disease include permanent skin damage and severe organ damage.

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