Hansen’s disease, also called leprosy, is treatable today – and that’s partly thanks to a curious tree and the work of a pioneering young scientist in the 1920s. Centuries prior to her discovery, ...

Combining forces with the Belfast-born dermatologist Joseph Barnes, who had cared for thousands of leprosy patients in Africa ...

World Leprosy Day (January 25 this year) is always marked on the last Sunday of January. The day was chosen by French ...

Leprosy, also called Hansen’s disease, in a 54-year-old man in Central Florida in 2022. Emerging Infectious Diseases - Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Leprosy, an easily curable disease ...

A revolutionary treatment for open wounds has dramatically reduced the healing period of leprosy patients in Nepal, saving them money and prolonged pain. The new procedure has huge implications ...

Experts warn that one of the oldest infectious diseases in history — leprosy, also known as Hansen's disease — now may be endemic in Florida, according to a recent report. From 2015 to 2020, 34% of ...

Share on Pinterest Leprosy is a chronic bacterial infection that can be acquired from armadillos or others with the condition. Johner Images/Getty Images Leprosy cases have been increasing in Florida ...

After treatment ends, residents of a leprosy colony on Mumbai’s edge confront a quieter affliction—abandonment by family, ...

Please enable JavaScript to read this content. Angeline Awino 70, a leprosy patient, at her home in Budalang'i. [Mactilda Mbenywe, Standard] When Angeline Awino ...

Leprosy cases rise in Kasaragod with 32 patients, prompting a door-to-door health survey to enhance detection and prevention efforts.

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