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What Is Leprosy (Hansen's Disease)?
Health via Yahoo News· 9 months agoLeprosy, or Hansen’s disease, is a chronic infectious disease caused by the Mycobacterium leprae bacteria. It can affect the skin, nerves of the hands...
Leprosy could be endemic in Central Florida, researchers say. Here's what to know.
CBS News via Yahoo News· 11 months agoLeprosy, also known as Hansen's disease, is an age-old bacterial disease that affects the skin and...
Yes, Leprosy Is Back
Men's Health via Yahoo News· 10 months agoYes, Leprosy Is Backvisual7 - Getty Images Leprosy, also known as Hansen’s disease, feels more like an ancient method of biblical punishment than a...
Signs and Symptoms of Leprosy
Health via Yahoo News· 10 months agoLeprosy, also called Hansen's disease, is a chronic infectious disease caused by Mycobacterium leprae bacteria. The disease develops slowly, and most...
Evidence reveals leprosy endemic in parts of US but can you really get it from armadillos?
Daytona Beach News-Journal via Yahoo News· 11 months agoLeprosy, considered by many a frightening disease from biblical times, still exists today,...
My father's bittersweet homecoming: A family visit to the institution that treated him for leprosy
Salon via Yahoo News· 10 months agoHistorical photo of Gillis W. Long Hansen's Disease Center, Carville, Louisiana Getty...
Hawaii Hansen's disease cases remain steady
The Honolulu Star-Advertiser via Yahoo News· 11 months agoAug. 3—Hawaii still records new cases of Hansen's disease every year, but the numbers have remained steady, according to health officials. Hawaii still records new cases of Hansen's disease ...
'It's the best medicine for us': Hawaii's Kalaupapa eases pandemic restrictions
USA TODAY via Yahoo News· 2 years agoThe Hawaii Health Department has restored visitor privileges to former Hansen’s disease patients and...
Florida leprosy cases may be here to stay. Do I need to worry?
Yahoo Life Style via AOL· 10 months agoLeprosy, also known as Hansen’s disease, is rare in the U.S., but cases are on the rise in Florida....
There's a Leprosy Outbreak in Florida
People via Yahoo News· 11 months agoThe CDC says Central Florida accounts for 81% of leprosy cases in the state — and the disease could become endemic Getty Leprosy bacteria Florida has...
