Leprosy Is Cause By Mycobacterium Leprae

We all wish it was as simple as dipping in a river seven times a day for seven days. That is what Naaman did in the bile story. Leprosy is not new to this world but doctors have yet to make a vaccine for it. Although people are still suffering from leprosy, it is very curable. Although there is no vaccine for leprosy, however, vaccine again Tb called the BCG vaccine provides some protection from leprosy. Leprosy is cause by Mycobacterium leprae. Mycobacterium leprae is a slow-growing bacterium. Hansen discovered M. leprae in 1873, so leprosy is also known as Hansen disease. Leprosy can be found in many part of the world. It is common in temperate, tropical, and subtropical climates. About one hundred cases per year are diagnosed in the U.S., mostly in the south, California, Hawaii, and U.S. islands, and Guam. …show more content…
Leprosy has cause many cultural conflicts throughout history. From people getting shunned and outcaste, to children getting abundant by their family, leprosy has caused a lot of panics. Many people who have come in contact with leprosy do not have active symptoms of the disease because their body is already immune to it. Leprosy can only be transmitted if you have close contact or repeated contact with someone with leprosy. Leprosy can be passed when a person breath in tiny airborne droplets released when someone with leprosy coughs or sneezes. As long as a person does not come in contact with nasal fluid from a person with leprosy, then the uninfected person will be