Question 1

does leprosy kill the victim?

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Leprosy: Leprosy usually evolves very slowly. When death occurs it is often due to complications.

Question 2

what is leprosy?

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Leprosy: Or Hansen's Disease is an infection caused by Mycobacterium lepromatosis &amp; Mycobacterium Leprae. One may carry these bacteria for five to 20 years before becoming symptomatic. There may be loss of body parts due to inability to feel pain leading to recurrent injuries.

Question 3

why haven't we cured leprosy?

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We have: Leprosy is curable for the individual patient.  May be you mean, why have we not eliminated leprosy?  If that is the question, the answers include lack of an effective vaccine and failure to eliminate poverty.

Question 4

is leprosy contagious?

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Ever so slightly: A normal immune system wards off the infection (which is completely curable by the way) the germ is transmitted by a person in advanced stage of disease who sneezes or coughs. It takes many exposures probably. The incubation period is about 5 years and several more years until disease sets in. It causes numbness so unfeeling injuries occur and limbs or facial parts are scarred.

Question 5

is leprosy a fatal disease?

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Sort of: Leprosy is a chronic slowly progressive illness and it is treatable.  Left untreated, it can cause death after a number of years of being ill with the disease.

Question 6

does leprosy spread by kiss and sex?

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Unlikely: Leprosy is very hard to transmit.  Even close household contacts and spouses generally don't acquire leprosy.  But i'm curious that you're asking about leprosy, which is so uncommon in the U.S., and when it's here, it gets treated.

Question 7

symptoms of leprosy are curable or not?

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Early detection....: The for the treatment to be sucessfull  early detection it is the key. Yes it will cure it.

Question 8

does leprosy affect the nervous system?

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You bet it does: Likely the most frequent cause of peripheral neuropathy outside of the United States used to be leprosy, The organism prefers to afflict colder parts of the body, and often involvement of median and peroneal nerves are seen.  A mixed variety of peripheral nerve problems does occur, but the infection is very sensitive to antibiotic therapy.

Question 9

is numbness a common symptom of leprosy?

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Yes: Skin lesions are the primary external sign.[3] left untreated, leprosy can be progressive, causing permanent damage to the skin, nerves, limbs, and eyes.

Question 10

what is the nursing management of leprosy?

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Few issues: I'm not sure what you're asking.  Leprosy is usually treated with oral agents in on an outpatient basis, so nursing management isn't usually an issue.  However, if you were dealing with patients who have advanced leprosy (rarely in the U.S.), the key would be teaching them to avoid injury to the limbs resulting from lack of sensation.

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