3. -Infectious disease that affects the skin (Bunch 55)  Since biblical times  Viral disease (NCBI)  You have it if you have the following symptoms:

4.  Skin Lesions  Decreased sensation ex. :  Touch  Heat  Pain  Cause bumps  Lumps  Muscle weakness  Numbness  (NCBI)

5.  Human to human  Spread by:  Infected droplets  Insect transmission (Austin CC)

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9.  IDRI has found ways to detect Leprosy  Detection before lumps occur  Developing vaccine  Treatment for leprosy through (MDT) multi drug therapy (IDRI)  Colorado state doing skin tests  Tested on armadillos  Test numbness and tingling (NIAID

10.  Found mostly in Tropical Regions (NIAID):  Angola, Brazil, Central African Republic, Democratic Republic of the Congo, India, Madagascar, Nepal, and the United Republic of Tanzania  Men more susceptible(Feigin)

11. Bunch, B. Disease Immune system to multiple sclerosis. Infectious disease reasearch. (n.d.). Retrieved from IDRI: http://www.idri.org/leprosy.php Leprosy. (n.d.). Retrieved from NCBI: www.NCBI.NLM.NIH.gov Leprosy. (n.d.). Retrieved from Austin cc: www.austincc.edu/micrbio/29938/ml.htm Leprosy (Hansen's Disease). (n.d.). Retrieved from NIH: www.niaid.nih..gov/topics/pages/default.aspx

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