What is leprosy?

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"Leprosy or Hansen's disease is a chronic infectious disease caused by the bacterium Mycobacterium...

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What is the connection between tuberculosis and "tuberculoid leprosy"?

Tuberculosis and leprosy are caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis and Mycobacterium leprae, respectively. Leprosy is classified based on a patient's symptoms as "lepromatous leprosy" and "tuberculoid leprosy"...are both of these forms...

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None, be it that the causative organisms are related: and that in the skin lesion of tuberculous leprosy...

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What is wrong? can someone of 65yrs old get leprosy how ? and what are the causes?

i have got a father of 65 yrs old who has fallen sick leprosy, sicne he was a small boy he has never gotten sick such sickness. what has gone wrong with him and i can i do to help him get well again? in our familly there is no cases which has been reported...

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Leprosy is a contagious infection. You can only get leprosy if you have had contact with someone else...

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When did leprosy appear, what is it caused by, is it curable...?

is it true that leprosy first was noted in the bible? any other earlier references to this disease? when, where noted? what did people in the past do to try to cure it? what causes leprosy? are there different kinds of it? where is it found in the world...

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Leprosy is mentioned in the bible, but probably dates back before that. Leprosy also called Hansen's...

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What antibiotics are now used in treatment of Leprosy nowadays?

What treatments are used in treatment of leprosy today? Do they still use MDT? also what are the symptoms of the disease? I know it's no 'biggie' nowadays.

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Symptoms of Leprosy include: one or more hypopigmented (lighter than your normal skin color) skin lesions...

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What does Sexual Leprosy mean?

I would like to know what Sexual Leprosy is? What are the signs?

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It is actually a misnomer, my friend. Leprosy (Hansen's disease) is NOT transferred sexually. I'm wondering...

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What are the odds of getting leprosy from pillows and sheets?

im a little hypocondriac and i slept for 3 hours in a dusty pillow, i would like to know what are the odds to get leprosy fom this and if it has a cure

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No. Leprosy spreads only from infected persons through their nasal discharge, skin contact.

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What actually is Leprosy ?

Ya so whats a leper, what leprosy ,

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A leper is one infected with leprosy. Leprosy is a chronic bacterial infection of the lungs and skin...

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What is the historical importance of Leprosy?

I am doing a Biology project and I need to know what is the historical importance of Leprosy (for example, did the disease cause migrations, kill a famous person, become a widespread epidemic?) PLEASEE HELP!!

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I found a site with some information for you. Famous people with leprosy * Aleijadinho, a Brazilian...

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What is projectile leprosy?

I've just been asked, and I don't know. What is it?

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its an excuse for a day off. Here is a link from the Post with some other great, and not so great excuses...

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