A deadly disease affecting amphibians has descended into a global pandemic and it has already wiped out 90 species.&nbsp; This was disclosed by a prominent US biologist&nbsp; Jonathan Kolby, at the World Organisation for Animal Health Aquatic Conference in Santiago, Chile yesterday. The disease attacks the skin of frogs, toads and other amphibians.&nbsp;<br />”<br />”<br />”As the creatures use their skin to breathe and regulate their bodies' water levels, the damage caused by the disease eventually leads to heart failure and death.<br />” <br />”Over the past five years, the highly contagious disease has already caused nearly 90 species to disappear, with over 500 impacted.<br />” &nbsp;. <br />”<span style="color: #222222;">Amphibians play a major role in maintaining aquatic environmental quality. They also feed on mosquitoes, which carry human diseases such as malaria and the Zika virus.&nbsp;</span><br />