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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...
Leprosy-causing bacteria found in armadillo specimens highlight value of museum collections for...
The Conversation via Yahoo News· 1 year agoMuseum specimens are like time capsules from where and when the organisms and their pathogens lived....
More leprosy cases are popping up in Florida. Why an ancient disease might be endemic
Miami Herald via AOL· 2 months agoLeprosy hearkens back centuries, all the way to its reference in the Bible in the Book of Leviticus....
Signs and Symptoms of Leprosy
Health via Yahoo News· 9 months agoLeprosy, also called Hansen's disease, is a chronic infectious disease caused by Mycobacterium leprae bacteria. The disease develops slowly, and most...
Leprosy could become endemic to Florida. Here is what to know.
USA TODAY via Yahoo News· 10 months agoRising cases of leprosy in the Southeast U.S. point to the possibility of the disease becoming...
Leprosy cases are rising in the US – what is the ancient disease and why is it spreading now?
The Conversation via Yahoo News· 2 months agoPeople often think of leprosy as a bygone disease, relevant primarily in biblical times. But in...
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 ‘may have spread between red squirrels and humans in medieval England’
PA Media: Science via Yahoo News· 3 weeks agoLeprosy may have spread between red squirrels and humans between 10th and 11th century in England,...
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,...
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...