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By Meagan Rock
Leprosy (Hansen’s Disease)
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Leprosy is a widely misunderstood disease
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Patients were forced to live in seclusion in leper colonies until the 1940’s
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In 1873, Dr. Gerhard Hansen of Norway identified the germ that causes leprosy: Mycobacterium Leprae
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Leprosy is an infectious disease that causes damage to the skin and peripheral nervous system
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Mycobacterium Leprae has some unique characteristics
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Leprosy is Caused by Mycobacterium Leprae
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The ideal temperature for Mycobacterium Leprae is 33 degrees Celsius
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Transmission of the Disease appears to be through mucous membranes.
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Mycobacterium Leprae attacks the Schwann cells of the Peripheral Nervous System
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There are 3 Main Types of Leprosy
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Tuberculoid
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Lepromatous
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Borderline Leprosy
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Two ways of diagnosing:-skin lesions-positive skin smear
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Positive – TuberculoidNegative - Lepromatous
Lepromin Skin Test determines which type of Leprosy a person has.
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Pauci-bacillary(PB) – Rifampicin and Dapsone for 6 months
Multi-bacillary(MB) – Rifampicin, Clofazimine and Dapsone for 12 months
Leprosy is easy to treat!
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So far, there has been no resistance to anti-leprosy treatment when used as MDT
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In 1991 WHO passed a resolution to eliminate leprosy as a public health problem by the year 2000
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Leprosy has been eliminated from 119 countries out of 122 countries where the disease was considered as a public health problem in 1985
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Leprosy Hanson’s disease
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