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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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Communicable Disease Fact Sheet, leprosy ... What is leprosy? ... How is leprosy spread?
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Leprosy - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Child with leprosy ... Today, the diagnosis and treatment of leprosy is easy and most endemic countries are striving to fully integrate leprosy services into existing general health services. This is especially important for those under-served and marginalised communities most at risk from leprosy, often the poorest of...
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Leprosy is a chronic disease caused by a bacillus, Mycobacterium leprae. ... Leprosy is not highly infectious. It is transmitted via droplets, from the nose and mouth, during close and frequent contacts with untreated cases...
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Information and discussion of leprosy and American Leprosy Missions, a non-profit fundraising organization dedicated to eliminating leprosy worldwide. ... Confronted by the incalculable human suffering caused by leprosy, American Leprosy Missions continues the Deliver the Cure Campaign in 2009.
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The Leprosy Mission International A World Without Leprosy ... is a leading international non-denominational Christian organization, with over 130 years experience in leprosy work. As long as leprosy afflicts individuals and communities, The Leprosy Mission (TLM) is committed to doing all it can to break its power and impact.
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Leprosy is occasionally known as Hansen’s disease, after Armauer Hansen, the Norwegian physician who first identified the microorganism which causes the disease. Known and dreaded since biblical times because of the severe deformities that can occur, it was considered incurable until as recently as the 1940s.
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Leprosy has tormented humans throughout recorded history. The earliest possible account of a disease that many scholars believe is leprosy appears in an Egyptian Papyrus document written around 1550 B.C. Around 600 B.C. Indian writings describe a disease that resembles leprosy.
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