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leprosy Definition of leprosy for English Language Learners. medical : a serious disease that causes painful rough areas on the skin and that badly damages nerves and flesh.
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Leprosy Leprosy in Tahiti, circa 1895. Leprosy is primarily a granulomatous disease of the peripheral nerves and mucosa of the upper respiratory tract; skin lesions (light or dark patches) are the primary external sign. If untreated, leprosy can progress and cause permanent damage to the skin, nerves, limbs, and eyes.eprosy is curable with a treatment known as multidrug therapy (MDT). Treatment for paucibacillary leprosy is with the medications dapsone and rifampicin for six months.
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- Leprosy is a slowly progressing bacterial infection that affects the skin, peripheral nerves in the hands and feet, and mucous membranes of the nose, throat, and eyes.Destruction of the nerve endings causes the the affected areas to lose sensation.n patients with LL leprosy, the bacilli are easily detected; however, in TT leprosy the bacteria are very few and almost impossible to find. In such cases, a diagnosis is made based on the clinical signs and symptoms, the type and distribution of skin lesions, and history of having lived in an endemic area.
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- Leprosy (Hansen's Disease). Leprosy (Hansen's Disease) is a chronic infectious disease that primarily affects the peripheral nerves, skin, upper respiratory tract, eyes, and nasal mucosa (lining of the nose).The disease is caused by a bacillus (rod-shaped) bacterium known as Mycobacterium leprae.eprosy (Hansen's Disease). Leprosy (Hansen's Disease) is a chronic infectious disease that primarily affects the peripheral nerves, skin, upper respiratory tract, eyes, and nasal mucosa (lining of the nose).
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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.
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leprosy (plural leprosies) 1  An infectious disease caused by infection by Mycobacterium leprae. The Europeans brought new diseases such as smallpox, measles, dysentery, influenza, syphilis and leprosy. 2  In the Bible, a disease of the skin not conclusively identified, which can also affect clothes and houses.
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Leprosy: the disease When M.leprae was discovered by G.A. Hansen in 1873, it was the first bacterium to be identified as causing disease in man. However, treatment for leprosy only appeared in the late 1940s with the introduction of dapsone, and its derivatives.
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Leprosy Leprosy Overview. Leprosy, also called Hansen's disease, is a chronic infectious disease that primarily affects the skin, the peripheral nerves, the mucosa of the upper respiratory tract, and the eyes.
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leprosy leprosy (Hansen's disease) (lep-rŏ-si) n. a chronic disease, caused by the bacterium Mycobacterium leprae, that affects the skin, mucous membranes, and nerves. It is confined mainly to the tropics and is transmitted by direct contact. Symptoms mainly involve the skin and nerves.
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- 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 from 5 to as long as 20 years.eprosy is curable with a treatment known as multidrug therapy (MDT). Treatment for paucibacillary leprosy is with the medications dapsone and rifampicin for six months.
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Biblical Leprosy: Shedding Light on the Disease that Shuns Leprosy is a chronic inflammatory disease caused by the bacterium Mycobacterium leprae. In addition to pain and disfiguration, biblical leprosy and Hansen’s disease are both dreaded, and people were shunned because of them. The noun tsara’ath appears about two dozen times in the Hebrew text.he term “leprosy” (including leper, lepers, leprosy, leprous) occurs 68 times in the Bible—55 times in the Old Testament (Hebrew = tsara’ath) and 13 times in the New Testament (Greek = lepros, lepra).
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- Leprosy is an infectious disease caused by Mycobacterium leprae, a first cousin of tuberculosis bacteria. Unlike tuberculosis, leprosy bacteria cannot be grown outside living animal cells, and even within them they multiply very slowly; they can remain dormant, alive but inactive, for a long time.
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Leprosy Definition. Leprosy is a disease that is caused by the bacteria Mycobacterium Leprae. This specific type of bacteria causes skin damage and damage to the peripheral nervous system.efinition. Leprosy is a disease that is caused by the bacteria Mycobacterium Leprae. This specific type of bacteria causes skin damage and damage to the peripheral nervous system.
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Leprosy Leprosy Causes. Leprosy is an acquired infectious disease that can affect individuals of all ages. It is caused by the acid-fast, rod-shaped bacteria Mycobacterium leprae, which was discovered in 1873 by G.A. Hansen. 1  Because the bacterium multiplies very slowly, the signs and symptoms of leprosy may not develop until much later after exposure to M. leprae (ranging from several weeks to 20 years or more).
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What is the treatment for leprosy? Leprosy (Hansen's disease) facts. 1  Leprosy is a slowly developing, progressive disease that damages the skin and nervous system. 2  Leprosy is caused by an infection with Mycobacterium leprae or M. lepromatosis bacteria.3  Early symptoms begin in cooler areas of the body and include loss of sensation.eprosy (Hansen's disease) facts. 1  Leprosy is a slowly developing, progressive disease that damages the skin and nervous system. 2  Leprosy is caused by an infection with Mycobacterium leprae or M. lepromatosis bacteria.
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- Main Content Area. Leprosy (Hansen’s Disease), is a chronic infectious disease that primarily affects the peripheral nerves, skin, upper respiratory tract, eyes, and nasal mucosa.The disease is caused by a bacillus (rod-shaped) bacterium known as Mycobacterium leprae.ain Content Area. Leprosy (Hansen’s Disease), is a chronic infectious disease that primarily affects the peripheral nerves, skin, upper respiratory tract, eyes, and nasal mucosa.
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- Hansen’s Disease • AKA leprosy – Biblical leprosy was probably a variety of diseases– Hansen’s disease is a systemic infection of M. leprae – Common in tropics, where it is widely spread • Global incidence is 10-12 million cases – Difficult to treat or control.
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- Key facts. 1  Leprosy is a chronic disease caused by a slow multiplying bacillus, Mycobacterium leprae. 2  M. leprae multiplies slowly and the incubation period of the disease is about 5 years. 3  Symptoms can take as long as 20 years to appear.ey facts. 1  Leprosy is a chronic disease caused by a slow multiplying bacillus, Mycobacterium leprae. 2  M. leprae multiplies slowly and the incubation period of the disease is about 5 years. 3  Symptoms can take as long as 20 years to appear.
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Leprosy Definition. 1  Leprosy is a slowly progressing bacterial infection that affects the skin, peripheral nerves in the hands and feet, and mucous membranes of the nose, throat, and eyes. Destruction of the nerve endings causes the the affected areas to lose sensation.