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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...
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...
Evidence reveals leprosy endemic in parts of US but can you really get it from armadillos?
Daytona Beach News-Journal via Yahoo News· 10 months agoLeprosy, considered by many a frightening disease from biblical times, still exists today,...
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 ‘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,...
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...
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....
Leprosy could be endemic to the US. Here’s what to know
The Hill via Yahoo News· 10 months agoCases of leprosy have been on the rise in the Southeast, particularly in Florida, and scientists at...
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....
Leprosy cases in central Florida account for nearly 20% of national cases. What to know
Pensacola News Journal via Yahoo News· 10 months agoRising evidence is pointing to the possibility that leprosy has become endemic in the southeastern...