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Alternate Name(s): Hansen's disease ...... Leprosy is an infectious disease that has been known since biblical times. It is characterized by disfiguring skin sores, peripheral nerve damage, and progressive debilitation.
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This chronic infectious disease usually affects the skin and peripheral nerves but has a wide range of possible clinical manifestations. Patients are classified as having paucibacillary or multibacillary Hansen's disease. ... Home > Disease Listing > Leprosy Technical Information ... Leprosy (Hansen's Disease)
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Leprosy - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Leprosy (from the Greek lepi , meaning scales on a fish), or Hansen's disease (HD) , is a chronic disease caused by the bacteria Mycobacterium leprae and Mycobacterium lepromatosis . Leprosy ...
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Leprosy, known as Hansen's disease, still exists. According to the World Health Organization (WHO), the global registered prevalence of leprosy at the beginning of 2008 stood at 212,802 cases, while the number of new cases detected during 2007 was 254,525 (excluding the small number of cases in Europe).
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Communicable Disease Fact Sheet, leprosy ... Leprosy is a chronic bacterial disease of the skin and nerves in the hands and feet and, in some cases, the lining of the nose. Leprosy is a rare disease in the United States.
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Learn about leprosy (Hansen's disease), a disfiguring disease caused by the Mycobacterium leprae bacteria. Read about symptoms and signs (skin lesions), history, transmission, treatment and medications. ... What is the history of leprosy (Hansen's disease)?
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www.medicinenet.com/leprosy/article.htm
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Leprosy -- The Disease and Its Treatment ... Microbiology: Leprosy is a chronic infectious disease caused by Mycobacterium leprae, an acid-fast, rod-shaped bacillus. The disease mainly affects the skin, the peripheral nerves, mucosa of the upper respiratory tract and also the eyes, apart from some other structures.
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www.medguide.org.zm/whodocs/leprosy.htm
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Access to U.S. Government Hansen's Disease (Leprosy) Information ... Compiled statistics reveal that Hansen's disease (leprosy) is rare in the U.S. There are currently approximately 6,500 cases; about 3,300 require active medical management.
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Medical article Hansen's Disease (Leprosy) DBMD including all symptom, diagnosis, misdiagnosis, treatment and prevention information. ... Article title: Hansen's Disease (Leprosy): DBMD ; Conditions: Hansen's Disease (Leprosy); Source: DBMD...
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