Leprosy

Leprosy, also known as Hansen's disease, is a slowly progressing bacterial infection by bacillus Mycobacterium leprae that affects the skin, peripheral nerves in the hands and feet, and mucous membranes of the nose, throat, and eyes.

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	Leprosy - Medicine in the tropics Designed to bridge the gaps between basic laboratory scientific investigations into leprosy and the field application of this information, the second edition of this text presents aspects of clinical, epidemiological, rehabilitative, historical, descriptive and pathologic control medicine.
	The Peripheral Nerve in Leprosy and Other Neuropathies An interdisciplinary compilation of work on the response of the peripheral nerve to infection with leprosy as a model. It focuses on recent advances in the field. Practical description of techniques would be very useful to students of neurobiology and neurosciences.

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- Swiss US team finds indigenous cases of leprosy in Southern US - 6
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Leprosy articles

Swiss US team finds indigenous cases of leprosy in Southern US
Leprosy susceptibility genes reported in a genome study
Oldest evidence of leprosy found in India

Leprosy books

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