ISIS spreading 'flesh eating bug' across Syria as a result of 'abominable acts' by dumping rotting corpses in the streets.

ISIS is responsible for spreading a flesh eating bug across Syria according to the Kurdish Red Crescent.

Human rights workers have said that more than 500 cases of Leishmaniasis disease have been reported in Syria over the past 12 months.

Dilqash Isa of the Kurdish Red Crescent, said: 'As a result of abominable acts by ISIS that included the killing of innocent people and dumping their corpses in streets, this is the leading factor behind the rapid spread of Leishmaniasis disease.'

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Human rights workers claim that a deadly flesh-eating bug, pictured,  is spreading across Syria,  file photo

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The US State Department accused ISIS of spreading the 'flesh-eating disease' on Twitter, pictured 

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Some 500 cases of Leishmaniasis disease have been reported in Syria over the past 12 months, file photo 

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The increase in Leishmaniasis has been blamed on ISIS dumping bodies in the streets 

The World Health Organsiation has complained that the country's health service has collapsed as a result of the bitter civil war.

A Syrian Kurdish fighter claimed: 'We did not have knowledge about this deadly disease before. We have been fighting on the battlefield for almost four years and this disease basically generated from embattled areas of Tal Hamis, Hon and Qosa.'

The US State Department tweeted a link to the original story carried on Rudaw.net.

The World Health Organisation has warned that the civil war in Syria is having a dramatic impact on the health of the nation with the collapse of medical services