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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- Swiss US team finds indigenous cases of leprosy in Southern US - 6
- Leprosy susceptibility genes reported in a genome study - 5.9
- Oldest evidence of leprosy found in India - 4.1

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Swiss US team finds indigenous cases of leprosy in Southern US
Using advanced DNA analysis and extensive field work, an international research team has confirmed the link between leprosy infection in Americans and direct contact with armadillos.

Leprosy susceptibility genes reported in a genome study
In the first genome-wide association study (GWAS) of leprosy and the largest GWAS on an infectious disease, scientists at the Genome Institute of Singapore (GIS) and 26 institutes in China identified seven genes that increase an individual's susceptibility to leprosy.

Oldest evidence of leprosy found in India
A biological anthropologist from Appalachian State University working with an undergraduate student from Appalachian, an evolutionary biologist from UNC Greensboro, and a team of archaeologists from Deccan College (Pune, India) recently reported analysis of a 4000-year-old skeleton from India bearing evidence of leprosy.

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What is 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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