Leprosy is a disease that has often been shrouded in stigma and misconception . But contrary to popular belief, it is quite manageable especially with the advent of multidrug therapy (MDT) which helps ...

Leprosy, caused by Mycobacterium leprae, is a chronic but curable infectious disease affecting the skin, nerves, and respiratory tract. It is not high ...

Leprosy in India remains a challenge due to delayed detection, stigma, and inadequate healthcare. Early diagnosis and ...

Leprosy, also called Hansen's disease, is a chronic infectious ... often years pass before the first sign appears after exposure. Typical symptoms include: There are hypopigmented skin patches ...

The Orissa High Court has held that incapacity of a leprosy patient to execute sale deed cannot ipso facto be presumed unless ...

For household contacts, immediate and annual examinations are recommended for at least five years after last contact with a person who is infectious. Treatment. Leprosy is a curable disease.

Calls have been made for specific guidelines for the public health response to patients with leprosy after a recent case involving a rare form of the disease in the south-west of Ireland presented ...

there was no cure for leprosy and sufferers were isolated from the population. They were socially stigmatised, but were often looked after by monks in special hospitals, called leprosaria in England. ...

The peace treaty was signed. Prisoners of war were coming home. The last thing America needed was an international incident.

Ann Aerts, head of the Novartis Foundation, tells us about AI4Leprosy, a diagnostic assistant researchers developed that helps healthcare workers detect leprosy with over 90% accuracy using ...

Overheard at Stanford is a biweekly column written by Linden Hansen ’28 ... hour reading “Little Women” before bed. I remember squabbles starting soon after our parents left the room ...