Just curious... it seemed so prevalent long ago and I don't even know how it got SPREAD...
2006-08-07 12:02:20 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Health ➔ Diseases & Conditions ➔ Other - Diseases
It's still around, but one thing changed to take away the direness of the problem of leprosy.
Science discovered an actual CURE for leprosy last century. :)
"Leprosy can be cured with multidrug therapy (MDT) a combination of antibiotics. MDT drugs are rifampin, clofazimine, and dapsone. Treatment can take from six months to a year, sometimes longer." - Leprosy.org
2006-08-07 12:10:10 · answer #1 · answered by fiat_knox 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Leprosy is caused by a bacteria called Mycobacterium leprae and this bacteria can be killed by antibiotics. In the olden days they did not have antibiotics to treat this with. Leprosy is also called Hansen's Disease. Also, the bacteria is related to the organism that caused TB: Mycobacterium tuberculae.
2006-08-07 12:10:31 · answer #2 · answered by petlover 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
With a knife - I much prefer easy spread to normal butter - it's to hard to spread from the fridge !
2006-08-07 12:07:28 · answer #3 · answered by beiterspace 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Two lepers walkin down the street one says to the other
"hows it going", the other replies "mustn't crumble".
A leper got done for speading..Left his foot on the accelerator..
Two lepers playing cards..One threw in his hand..
How to k*ll a leper..Stick two straws up his nose and s*ck till his head caves in..
2006-08-07 12:09:02 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Still a big problem in India.
2006-08-07 12:08:59 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Please see the webpages for more details on Leprosy
2006-08-07 19:25:52 · answer #6 · answered by gangadharan nair 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋