Leprosy is still present in Malaysia, but it can be easily treated before it reaches the advanced stages with significant ...

The incubation period for leprosy is long, ranging from months to decades, with an estimated average time of 10 years for the lepromatous form and four years for the tuberculoid form. The extremely ...

In the multivariate Poisson regression analysis, males, older age, low schooling level, residing in urban areas, multibacellar or tuberculoid leprosy, not seeking healthcare immediately after symptom ...

Leprosy was not a specified disease in the Millennium Development ... Comparison of the two classification systems showed that in India up to 60% of the patients with borderline tuberculoid (in the ...

Leprosy, commonly known as Hansen's sickness, is a condition that has existed for thousands of years. Despite great attempts to eradicate leprosy, the disease continues to harm 250,000 new people ...

Prof. Robert A. Schwartz is associated with the Order of Saint Lazarus, an international non-governmental organization committed to the fight against leprosy. The word “leprosy” conjures ...

World Leprosy Day educates on symptoms, treatment, and eradication efforts Originating in 1954, the day honors those who advocate for leprosy patients Despite progress, leprosy persists ...

Leprosy, the mention of which used to strike terror in people, is one of the oldest infectious diseases known to man. It has been around for more than three thousand ...

“It can be classified going by the extreme ends of the spectrum of its presentations into lepromatous leprosy and tuberculoid leprosy but there are other types between the two types mentioned ...

The Odisha government declared leprosy a reportable disease as of today morning. This means that any leprosy cases registered at hospitals, people dealing with this debilitating disease ...

BHUBANESWAR: The Odisha government on Friday declared leprosy a reportable disease in the state and asked hospitals and persons dealing with diagnosis and treatment, institutions imparting medical ...

ABSTRACT: Clinico-bacteriological study was done in 51 leprosy patients below 14 years of age ... with advancing age (p The most common type of skin lesion was borderline tuberculoid (BT) in 53% cases ...