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Leprosy - College Papers

Leprosy

or Hansen’s disease, is a chronic, infectious disease that
mainly affects the skin, mucous membranes, and nerves. A rod shaped bacillus
named Mycobacterium leprea, causes the virus. Mycobacterium leprea is very
similar to the bacillus that causes tuberculosis. The reason Leprosy is also
known as Hansen’s disease, is because it was first identified in 1874 by a
Norwegian physician named Gerhard Henrik Armeur Hansen.

Leprosy appears in both the Old and New Testaments. In the bible Leprosy
was not the disease that is recognized now, but as various physical conditions
that were nothing like the disease. A punishment from God was what these
conditions were considered to be. The victim ...

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more cases as India, Indonesia, and Myanmar account for almost 70% of the
cases reported in the world. 5500 know cases of Leprosy still exist in the US,
and about 200 cases a reported annually.

Tests to produce leprosy in experimental animals, have not been
successful as of yet. Though the organism can be grown in Armadillos, several
laboratories have been reported cultivating leprosy in the test tube.

Loss of sensation in a patch of skin is often the first symptom that
Leprosy displays. In the lepromatous form, large area’s of the skin may become
infiltrated. The mucous membranes of the nose, mouth, and throat may be invaded
by large numbers of the organism. Because of damage to the nerves, muscles may
become paralyzed. The loss of sensation that accompanies the destruction of
nerves may result in unnoticed injuries. These may result in secondary
infections, the replacement of healthy tissue with scar tissue, and the
destruction of bone. The classic ...

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Added: 12/22/2005 12:48:26 AM
Category: Health & Medicine
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