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- Leprosy abstract "Leprosy, also known as Hansen's disease (HD), is a chronic infection caused by the bacteria Mycobacterium leprae and Mycobacterium lepromatosis. Initially infections are without symptoms and typically remain this way for 5 to as long as 20 years. Symptoms that develop include granulomas of the nerves, respiratory tract, skin, and eyes. This may result in a lack of ability to feel pain and thus loss of parts of extremities due to repeated injuries. Weakness and poor eyesight may also be present.There are two main types of disease based on the number of bacteria present: paucibacillary and multibacillary. The two types are differentiated by the number of poorly pigmented numb skin patches present, with paucibacillary having five or fewer and multibacillary having more than five. The diagnosis is confirmed by finding acid-fast bacilli in a biopsy of the skin or via detecting the DNA by polymerase chain reaction. It occurs more commonly among those living in poverty and is believed to be transmitted by respiratory droplets. It is not very contagious.Leprosy is curable with treatment. Treatment for paucibacillary leprosy is with the medications dapsone and rifampicin for 6 months. Treatment for multibacillary leprosy consists of rifampicin, dapsone, and clofazimine for 12 months. These treatments are provided for free by the World Health Organization. A number of other antibiotics may also be used. Globally in 2012 the number of cases of leprosy was 180,000, having decreased a great deal since the 1960s. Most new cases occur in 16 countries, with India accounting for more than half. In the past 20 years, 16 million people worldwide have been cured of leprosy.Leprosy has affected humanity for thousands of years. The disease takes its name from the Latin word Lepra, which means "scaly", while the term "Hansen's disease" is named after the physician Gerhard Armauer Hansen. Separating people in leper colonies still occurs in countries like India, where there are more than a thousand; China, where there are hundreds; and in the continent of Africa. However, most colonies have closed. Leprosy has been associated with social stigma for much of history, which remains a barrier to self-reporting and early treatment. World Leprosy Day was started in 1954 to draw awareness to those affected by leprosy.".
- Leprosy diseasesdb "8478".
- Leprosy emedicineSubject "med".
- Leprosy emedicineTopic "1281".
- Leprosy icd10 "A30".
- Leprosy icd9 "030".
- Leprosy medlineplus "001347".
- Leprosy meshId "D007918".
- Leprosy omim "246300".
- Leprosy thumbnail Leprosy.jpg?width=300.
- Leprosy wikiPageExternalLink Latin.
- Leprosy wikiPageExternalLink default.asp.
- Leprosy wikiPageID "44700".
- Leprosy wikiPageRevisionID "606445898".
- Leprosy caption "A 24-year-old man from Norway, infected with leprosy, 1886.".
- Leprosy diseasesdb "8478".
- Leprosy emedicinesubj "med".
- Leprosy emedicinetopic "1281".
- Leprosy hasPhotoCollection Leprosy.
- Leprosy icd "30".
- Leprosy icd "A30".
- Leprosy medlineplus "1347".
- Leprosy meshid "D007918".
- Leprosy name "Leprosy".
- Leprosy omim "246300".
- Leprosy wordnet_type synset-disease-noun-1.
- Leprosy subject Category:Bacterial_diseases.
- Leprosy subject Category:Bacterium-related_cutaneous_conditions.
- Leprosy subject Category:Leprosy.
- Leprosy subject Category:Neglected_diseases.
- Leprosy subject Category:Tropical_diseases.
- Leprosy type Disease.
- Leprosy type AilmentCondition.
- Leprosy type Situation.
- Leprosy comment "Leprosy, also known as Hansen's disease (HD), is a chronic infection caused by the bacteria Mycobacterium leprae and Mycobacterium lepromatosis. Initially infections are without symptoms and typically remain this way for 5 to as long as 20 years. Symptoms that develop include granulomas of the nerves, respiratory tract, skin, and eyes. This may result in a lack of ability to feel pain and thus loss of parts of extremities due to repeated injuries.".
- Leprosy label "Lebbra".
- Leprosy label "Lepra".
- Leprosy label "Lepra".
- Leprosy label "Lepra".
- Leprosy label "Lepra".
- Leprosy label "Leprosy".
- Leprosy label "Lèpre".
- Leprosy label "Trąd".
- Leprosy label "Лепра".
- Leprosy label "جذام (مرض)".
- Leprosy label "ハンセン病".
- Leprosy label "麻风病".
- Leprosy sameAs Lepra.
- Leprosy sameAs Lepra.
- Leprosy sameAs Νόσος_του_Χάνσεν.
- Leprosy sameAs Lepra.
- Leprosy sameAs Legenar.
- Leprosy sameAs Lèpre.
- Leprosy sameAs Penyakit_Hansen.
- Leprosy sameAs Lebbra.
- Leprosy sameAs ハンセン病.
- Leprosy sameAs 한센병.
- Leprosy sameAs Lepra.
- Leprosy sameAs Trąd.
- Leprosy sameAs Lepra.
- Leprosy sameAs m.0c5f7.
- Leprosy sameAs Q36956.
- Leprosy sameAs Q36956.
- Leprosy sameAs 670.
- Leprosy sameAs C0023343.
- Leprosy wasDerivedFrom Leprosy?oldid=606445898.
- Leprosy depiction Leprosy.jpg.
- Leprosy isPrimaryTopicOf Leprosy.
- Leprosy name "Leprosy".
