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  2. Leprosy - Wikipedia

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    Leprosy symptoms may begin within one year, but for some people symptoms may take 20 years or more to occur. [4] Leprosy is spread between people, although extensive contact is necessary. [3] [8] Leprosy has a low pathogenicity, and 95% of people who contract or who are exposed to M. leprae do not develop the disease. [9]

  3. Mycobacterium leprae - Wikipedia

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    The symptoms of a Mycobacterium leprae infection, also known as leprosy, are skin sores that are pale in color, lumps or bumps that do not go away after several weeks or months, nerve damage which can lead to complications with the ability to sense feeling in the arms and legs as well as muscle weakness. Symptoms usually take 3–5 years from ...

  4. Leptospirosis - Wikipedia

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    Leptospirosis is a blood infection caused by the bacterium Leptospira [8] that can infect humans, dogs, rodents and many other wild and domesticated animals. [8] Signs and symptoms can range from none to mild (headaches, muscle pains, and fevers) to severe (bleeding in the lungs or meningitis). [5]

  5. Evidence reveals leprosy endemic in parts of US but can you ...

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    Overall, the risk of getting leprosy for any adult around the world is very low. That’s because more than 95% of all people have natural immunity to the disease.

  6. CDC issues leprosy warning for people making Florida ... - AOL

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    The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is warning that cases of leprosy, also known as Hansen’s disease, are surging in Florida and should be considered when making travel plans.

  7. Diffuse leprosy of Lucio and Latapí - Wikipedia

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    The diffuse leprosy of Lucio and Latapí, also known as diffuse lepromatous leprosy or "pretty leprosy", is a clinical variety of lepromatous leprosy. It was first described by Lucio and Alvarado in 1852 and re-identified by Latapí in 1936. It is common in Mexico (23% of leprosy cases) and in Costa Rica and very rare in other countries.

  8. Alarm as leprosy cases rise in Florida - AOL

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    Central Florida now accounts for one-fifth of all leprosy cases in the United States

  9. Leper colony - Wikipedia

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    Within five months it was home to 72 people affected with leprosy and by April 1921 the colony included 280. The patients lived in small houses. In 2001, government-run leper colonies in Japan came under judicial scrutiny, leading to the determination that the Japanese government had mistreated the patients, and the district court ordered Japan ...