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How do people get sick with leprosy? are you born with it, is it air born, is it like a germ?
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Close contact: Leprosy is caused by a bacterium called mycobacterium leprae.
Answered 7/20/2013
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Leprosy: Not born with it. Not airborne. About 95% of people have natural immunity to Leprosy. It is most likely that leprosy is transmitted by lengthy close contact with nasal droplets from an infected person. Armadillos are a vector for Leprosy.
Answered 9/14/2017
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