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A member asked:
Is leprosy contagious? is it still common?
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Yes: Leprosy is transmitted by contact with patients infected with mycobacterium leprae. Not common in the United States today.
Answered 6/5/2014
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Yes: Leading cause of permanent disability in the world affecting mainly people living in tropical countries.
Answered 7/25/2013
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Leprosy: Leprosy is uncommon and only mildly contagious. Per WHO- Leprosy in endemic in 91 countries. Over 50% of Leprosy in the world is centered in India. There are areas of high prevalence within Nepal, Burma, Brazil, Tanzania, Madagascar & Mozambique. According to WHO at the end of 2012 there were 189,018 cases of Leprosy world-wide. Leprosy is often called the least contagious of the infectious
Answered 10/31/2014
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