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A member asked:
Which are the odds of contracting leprosy in a skin to skin contact during sex from someone who is into a subclinical stage of the disease?
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Not STD: Low- I believe i Have already answered this question. Not transmitted by casual contact,only prolonged skin to skin over many months.years.
Answered 2/28/2015
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