Tag: treatment of leprosy

  • Leprosy Disease: History, Symptoms and Treatment

    Leprosy disease is caused by the bacterium Mycobacterium leprae, and transmission is thought to be either via the respiratory route or through direct contact with an infected organism. Infection by the bacteria doesn’t immediately mean you have the disease. There are 2 possible presentations: tuberculoid or Lepromatous. In the tuberculoid form the patient is capable…