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Leprosy could be endemic in Central Florida, researchers say. Here's what to know.
CBS News via Yahoo News· 9 months agoLeprosy, also known as Hansen's disease, is an age-old bacterial disease that affects the skin and...
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...
More leprosy cases are popping up in Florida. Why an ancient disease might be endemic
Miami Herald via AOL· 1 month 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· 7 months agoThere’s a medical mystery brewing in Florida and an unsuspecting, mild-mannered mammal may be at the...
Leprosy could become endemic to Florida. Here is what to know.
USA TODAY via Yahoo News· 9 months agoRising cases of leprosy in the Southeast U.S. point to the possibility of the disease becoming...
There's a Leprosy Outbreak in Florida
People via Yahoo News· 9 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...
Leprosy in Central Florida: 9 things to know about the disease
WFTV via Yahoo News· 9 months agoFlorida is among the U.S. states with the most recent cases of leprosy, according to a report...
Leprosy, malaria, COVID: What is an endemic? What is an epidemic? What you need to know
Florida Today via Yahoo News· 9 months agoAccording to the Centers for Disease Control, there's another thing to worry about when visiting...
Leprosy bacteria offers hope to repair damaged livers
Yahoo News UK· 1 year agoLeprosy bacteria – could it hold the key to repairing livers? (Getty) KATERYNA KON/SCIENCE PHOTO...
Cases of leprosy on the rise in Florida, report says
ABC News via Yahoo News· 9 months agoCases of leprosy are rising in Florida, according to a new analysis published in the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's Emerging Infectious...
