{"id":39,"date":"2023-05-09T06:54:07","date_gmt":"2023-05-09T06:54:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/malefiatechnologies.com\/leprosy\/?page_id=39"},"modified":"2026-08-14T09:43:21","modified_gmt":"2026-08-14T09:43:21","slug":"what-is-leprosy","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/tlmethiopia.org\/index.php\/what-is-leprosy\/","title":{"rendered":"What is leprosy"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"39\" class=\"elementor elementor-39\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d5b7720 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"d5b7720\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4d71947 e-con-full animated-slow e-flex elementor-invisible e-con e-child\" data-id=\"4d71947\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;,&quot;animation_delay&quot;:100}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0aabbb2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"0aabbb2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">What is leprosy?<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-411d800 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"411d800\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Leprosy also called Hansen\u2019s disease caused by a bacillus called Mycobacterium leprae (a relative of TB) was first discovered by Dr Gerhard Henrik Armauer Hansen of Norway way back in 1873.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-447901a e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"447901a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b3eb71f e-con-full animated-slow e-flex elementor-invisible e-con e-child\" data-id=\"b3eb71f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;,&quot;animation_delay&quot;:100}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a88a7eb elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"a88a7eb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">what is leprosy?<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b3598f5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b3598f5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Leprosy also called Hansen\u2019s disease caused by a bacillus called Mycobacterium leprae (a relative of TB) was first discovered by Dr Gerhard Henrik Armauer Hansen of Norway way back in 1873. Leprosy affects the skin, mucous membranes, and nerves, causing discoloration and lumps on the skin and, in severe cases, disfigurement and deformities.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bd606ad elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"bd606ad\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">What causes leprosy?\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1df9992 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1df9992\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Leprosy is brought on by the bacteria Mycobacterium leprae. In addition to infecting the skin and damaging the nerves, it can also damage the eyes and nose. It is most common in places of poverty.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4cc6f13 e-con-full elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-hidden-mobile animated-slow e-flex elementor-invisible e-con e-child\" data-id=\"4cc6f13\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;,&quot;animation_delay&quot;:100}\">\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2964522 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"2964522\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6b4608a e-con-full elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-hidden-mobile animated-slow e-flex elementor-invisible e-con e-child\" data-id=\"6b4608a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;,&quot;animation_delay&quot;:100}\">\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f5fc8a7 e-con-full animated-slow e-flex elementor-invisible e-con e-child\" data-id=\"f5fc8a7\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;,&quot;animation_delay&quot;:100}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9751069 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"9751069\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">What are leprosy symptoms?\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-022fc6c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"022fc6c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">After being exposed to the illness, leprosy symptoms may take a while to manifest. It typically lasts between three and five years but\u00a0 it can also\u00a0 last up to twenty years.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The infection spreads from person to person by nasal secretions or droplets.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The time between contact with the bacteria and the appearance of symptoms is called the incubation period.\u00a0 Some <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Signs of leprosy are painless ulcers, skin lesions of hypopigmented macules (flat, pale areas of skin), <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">and your peripheral nerves.Additionally, muscular weakness or paralysis brought on by nerve injury results in:<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ea057f8 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"ea057f8\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ee3a830 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"ee3a830\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-828c0ee elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"828c0ee\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">How is leprosy treated?\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-959c214 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"959c214\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Leprosy was once feared as a highly contagious and devastating disease, but now we know it doesn\u2019t spread easily and treatment is very effective.\u00a0 The treatments include:<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d799965 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"d799965\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-141ea2c e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"141ea2c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4bdbe51 animated-slow e-flex e-con-boxed elementor-invisible e-con e-child\" data-id=\"4bdbe51\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInLeft&quot;,&quot;animation_delay&quot;:100}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f9736d4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"f9736d4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Multi drug therapy<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c83fd63 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c83fd63\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Leprosy can be cured with multi-drug therapy (MDT), a combination of three antibiotics: rifampin, clofazimine and dapsone. Treatment can take from six months to 12 months sometimes longer.People are no longer contagious after about one week of this treatment .\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-578ba07 animated-slow e-flex e-con-boxed elementor-invisible e-con e-child\" data-id=\"578ba07\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInRight&quot;,&quot;animation_delay&quot;:100}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5d7e093 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5d7e093\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Reconstructive surgery<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-98a9507 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"98a9507\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Amazing medical advancements have made it possible for us to assist leprosy-related disabilities in many different ways. Surgery and physical therapy can frequently restore a clawed hand or foot drop, but they cannot restore feeling.\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>What is leprosy? 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