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1 day ago · Leprosy, also known as Hansen's disease ( HD ), is a long-term infection by the bacteria Mycobacterium leprae or Mycobacterium lepromatosis. [4] [7] Infection can lead to damage of the nerves, respiratory tract, skin, and eyes. [4] This nerve damage may result in a lack of ability to feel pain, which can lead to the loss of parts of a person's ...
- Gerhard Armauer Hansen
Bust of Dr. Armauer Hansen, Botanical garden, University of...
- History of Leprosy
The disease was known in Ancient Greece as elephantiasis...
- Leper Colonies
Spinalonga on Crete, Greece, one of the last leprosy...
- Talk
Upon MDT treatment, however, the patients rapidly lose...
- Gerhard Armauer Hansen
