Despite great attempts to eradicate leprosy, the disease continues to harm 250,000 new people each year. While its frequency has significantly decreased in recent decades, leprosy remains a public ...

Leprosy is one of 24 neglected tropical diseases targeted for elimination ... based on the WHO definition. One of the individual's eight housemates, their partner and a work-related contact ...

It is celebrated on the last Sunday of January to spread awareness about leprosy disease, and call for an end to leprosy-related stigma and discrimination. This year, it falls on 30 January.

Leprosy has existed for more than 3,000 years and is the one of the oldest diseases known to humanity. Though a cure is available, 200,000 individuals are still diagnosed with the disease each year.

Leprosy is a chronic infectious disease caused by bacteria which affect ... It observed that there is no universally agreed definition of what constitutes a close contact for a case of leprosy ...

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 ...

PAHO said leprosy, dengue, Chagas disease, leishmaniasis, rabies, scabies, schistosomiasis and trachoma are among the more than 20 diseases that primarily impact vulnerable populations with ...

Leprosy is a chronic infectious disease caused by bacteria which affect ... It observed that there is no universally agreed definition of what constitutes a close contact for a case of leprosy ...