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Why is leprosy spreading in Florida? What to know about recent rise in US cases
TODAY via Yahoo News· 10 months agoCases of leprosy, also known as Hansen's disease, are on the rise in Florida and health officials...
Leprosy could be endemic in Central Florida, researchers say. Here's what to know.
CBS News via Yahoo News· 10 months agoLeprosy, also known as Hansen's disease, is an age-old bacterial disease that affects the skin and...
Leprosy Outbreak in Florida: What You Need to Know
Health via Yahoo News· 10 months agoCentral Florida is experiencing a leprosy outbreak, according to a new report from the CDC. Experts note that leprosy cases in the United States, even...
What Is Leprosy (Hansen's Disease)?
Health via Yahoo News· 8 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...
CDC report finds leprosy endemic in southeastern United States, particularly Florida
United Press International via Yahoo News· 10 months agoLeprosy, a chronic infectious disease that leads to serious skin lesions, is at the endemic stage in...
Doctors Explain How Contagious Leprosy Actually Is
Men's Health via Yahoo News· 10 months agoHow Contagious Is Leprosy? gilaxia - Getty Images LEPROSY MAY SEEM like a disease of the past. But, a new report published in the Centers for Disease...
More leprosy cases are popping up in Florida. Why an ancient disease might be endemic
Miami Herald via AOL· 3 months agoLeprosy hearkens back centuries, all the way to its reference in the Bible in the Book of Leviticus....
How is leprosy spreading domestically in the US? Some experts point to armadillos.
USA TODAY via Yahoo News· 8 months agoThere’s a medical mystery brewing in Florida and an unsuspecting, mild-mannered mammal may be at the...
Leprosy May Now Be Endemic In Central Florida, CDC Says
HuffPost via Yahoo News· 10 months agoCases of leprosy have been on the rise in the U.S., with the Centers for Disease Control and...
Leprosy may now be endemic in Florida, report suggests
NBC News via Yahoo News· 10 months agoCases of leprosy have increased in Florida and the southeastern United States over the last decade,...