"Leprosy and Psoriasis, not Flesh-eating disease"

Few days ago, the media brought up a very alarming news about a flesh-eating disease. They showed us about 2 people that has an unusual skin disease that they said, the doctors cannot explain what it is.

Dr. Anna De Guzman, the Pangasinan provincial health officer said that it was not true at all. Dr. De Guzman that the person from Sta. Barbara has leprosy and has suffered from an adverse reaction from a drug. The second patient which is from Villasis has psoriasis.



The tourism industry in Pangasinan was affected, People were affected and local business men were affected because of the OA media.









There was an internet trend that there is a prophecy by a self-titled prophet Vincent Selvakumar of the Voice of Jesus Ministries in April 2013 that there will be a flesh-eating disease would spread from the Ilocos Province to the world. Dr. De Guzman added that the media sometimes exaggerate news just to connect to the said prophecy.



The media did not mind of the consequences. They did not conduct any research before they spread the news about a very alarming matter. But to clarify things, the DOH said that it was just a hoax.