People may become infected from other people with untreated leprosy or from the nine-banded armadillo, a natural host of the ...

Leprosy is curable with a combination of different antibiotics, but if left untreated the patients' health can deteriorate ...

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 ...

Leprosy is transmitted mainly through droplets from the nose and mouth of untreated, infectious individuals. It is important to note that leprosy is not highly contagious and requires prolonged ...

A new study published in The New England Journal of Medicine showed that by 4 weeks of treatment, bedaquiline monotherapy ...

In this proof-of-concept study, bedaquiline therapy cleared Mycobacterium leprae by four weeks of treatment in patients with ...

Leprosy, a communicable disease caused by Mycobacterium leprae bacteria, spreads through droplets from coughing or sneezing by untreated individuals. The disease has an incubation period of 5-7 years.

Causes and Prevention Leprosy, a communicable bacterial infection, is caused by Mycobacterium leprae. It primarily spreads through respiratory droplets released when an untreated individual coughs ...

Nalagenetics, a spin-off from A*STAR GIS, will be implementing a nationwide genetic screening programme in Indonesia with their PGx1301 diagnostic kit for leprosy patients. Set to launch in the fourth ...

Leprosy, a communicable disease, is caused by a bacteria called Mycobacterium Leprae. The infection spreads by droplets during coughing or sneezing by untreated patients in the society.

Leprosy is curable with a combination of different antibiotics, but if left untreated the patients' health can deteriorate with sores and nerve damage that cause deformities. The treatment can ...