What is leprosy?

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.

• Answer:

  Symptoms of Leprosy include: one or more hypopigmented (lighter than your normal skin color) skin lesions that have decreased sensation to touch, heat, or pain skin lesions that do not heal after several weeks to months numbness or absent sensation in the hands and arms, or feet and legs muscle weakness resulting in signs such as foot drop (the toe drags when the foot is lifted to take a step) Signs and tests are: Lepromin skin test can be used to distinguish lepromatous from tuberculoid leprosy, but is not used for diagnosis. Skin scraping examination for acid fast bacteria Treatments are: Medications used to eliminate the microorganism and to reduce symptoms include: Dapsone Rifampin Clofazimine Ethionamide Aspirin, prednisone, or thalidomide are used for the control of inflammation.