In 2023, the World Health Organization included noma on the list of neglected tropical diseases. While it may be more ...

Rather, we have to say, that whilst those two were indeed calamities, the Torah does not juxtapose the calamaties of the ...

Vitiligo isn't contagious and can't be spread through physical contact. There's no evidence that vitiligo is caused by ...

There’s been 149 known cases of leprosy on Guam in the past 10 years, making the island’s leprosy incidence rate higher than that of the U.S. national level, according to Chima Mbakwem ...

Leprosy — in the form of the leprae bacterium — was among them. Archaeological evidence has shown leprae migrated with human groups out of Africa and into Asia and Europe around 40,000 years ago.

Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly has directed officials to intensify efforts on having zero-leprosy cases and providing recovered patients with full social and financial support. The premier’s ...

Often considered a disease of the past, this illness continues to affect thousands worldwide, with cases also reported in ...

The discovery of Mycobacterium lepromatosis suggests leprosy was present in the Americas long before Europeans, altering the ...

State officials are investigating six cases of suspected botulism resulting from cosmetic Botox injections, and are warning health providers to be on the lookout for more. On Thursday, the ...