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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. Thibodaux museum exhibits photos from Vacherie man who ... - AOL

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    An exhibit at Thibodaux’s Jean Lafitte Museum shows how one man was both a patient and the chronicler of America’s first leprosy community. Thibodaux museum exhibits photos from Vacherie man ...

  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. 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 ...

  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. 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

  8. 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.

  9. Saddle nose - Wikipedia

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    Saddle nose is a condition associated with nasal trauma, congenital syphilis, relapsing polychondritis, granulomatosis with polyangiitis, cocaine abuse, and leprosy, among other conditions. [1] The most common cause is nasal trauma. It is characterized by a loss of height of the nose, because of the collapse of the nasal bridge. The depressed ...