Which places in the world still have people suffering from Leprosy?

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Which places in the world still have people suffering from Leprosy?

2007-06-27 08:54:29 · 2 answers · asked by Giggly Giraffe 7 in Health ➔ Diseases & Conditions ➔ Infectious Diseases

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Many places; India, Somalia, pretty much the countries that have officially "eradicated" leprosy.

Keep in mind that 'eradicated' means they've reduced the number of people diagnosed with leprosy to <1 case/10,000 population. Doesn't mean no cases!

In fact, one of my students in Africa is doing a paper on leprosy. It still exists less than 200km from where I live.

2007-06-27 09:23:49 · answer #1 · answered by Blah? 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋

Leprosy or Hanson's disease still rife in many third world countries, if you type leprosy into yahoo search you'll find out all you wish to know.

2007-06-27 16:04:34 · answer #2 · answered by budgie 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋