Flesh-eating bugs to heart-stopping parasites – tropical terrors to avoid abroad

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After almost two years of Covid restrictions, we’re all desperate to board a plane and fly away to more exotic climes.

Chagas disease Up to eight million people in Mexico, Central and South America have this parasite. Blood-sucking insects called triatomines bite people’s faces and infect them with their faeces. Schistosomiasis Parasitic worms carry this waterborne illness, also known as bilharzia, infecting more than 200 million people worldwide.

Leishmaniasis This parasitic menace appears around 1.6 million times a year in South and Central America, Asia, Africa and also in Southern Europe. Look out for bumps, lumps and ulcers – like a volcano with a raised edge and central crater – although you may have no signs at all. There’s no drug or vaccination to prevent it. Cover skin and carry insect repellent.

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