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Parasite could offer path to treating pain without addictive opioids

Por: Newsweek Tech December 04, 2023

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Scientists have discovered that lesions caused by a parasite don't hurt—and it could be key to treating pain without addictive opioids.Cutaneous leishmaniasis is a parasitic disease mainly affecting areas of the tropics and Southern Europe. A person becomes infected with the Leishmania parasite usually after being bitten by sand flies, that have also been infected, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). This... + full article



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