Advanced leprosy can result in neurological damage, causing patients to lose their sensitivity. Some patients have lost fingers or toes because of extensive injury from the disease. “In many ...

Leprosy, also known as Hansen's disease, is a serious, infectious chronic disease caused by a harsh bacterial organism called Mycobacterium leprae. Leprosy has existed in time unknown and is not ...

Awwal Musa has been able to get the drugs to treat her leprosy for the past year People affected by leprosy in Nigeria should be able to get hold of vital drugs to treat the disease for the first ...

The bacillus Calmette–Guérin (BCG) vaccine, initially developed to provide protection against TB, also protects against leprosy; and the magnitude of this effect varies. Previous meta-analyses ...

GREENVILLE, S.C. — American Leprosy Missions, a nonprofit helping persons affected by neglected tropical diseases (NTDs) like leprosy to be healed in body and spirit, today unveiled a rebrand to ...

Nigeria to Receive Leprosy Drugs After a Year-Long Delay By Ope Adetayo and Jennifer Rigby NASARAWA, Nigeria (Reuters) -The World Health Organization says it will send leprosy drugs to Nigeria ...

PETALING JAYA: Genetic factors, weakened immune systems due to malnutrition and poor sanitation can make a person vulnerable to leprosy. Those living in poverty and staying in close quarters ...

People affected by leprosy in Nigeria should be able to get hold of vital drugs to treat the disease for the first time in a year from this weekend, the World Health Organization has said.

NASARAWA, Nigeria - The World Health Organization says it will send leprosy drugs to Nigeria this weekend after resolving testing hold-ups that led to a year-long delay in thousands of patients ...