Leprosy

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This paper describes leprosy, a disease which has afflicted humanity since time immemorial and has, at one time or another, affected every continent. The paper describes the areas of the body most commonly affected by leprosy, the damage it causes, the approximate number of people afflicted with leprosy, its incubation period, treatment strategies and the best possible methods for its prevention.

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"The World Health Organization reports that at the beginning of 2005, the number of leprosy patients under treatment throughout the world was approximately 300,000 (Leprosy pp). During 2004, roughly 400,000 new cases were detected, among them, 47 percent were multibacillary cases, 12 percent were children, and 4 percent were diagnosed with severe disabilities (Leprosy pp). During the past three years, the global number of new cases detected has continued to decrease at a reduction rate of about 20 percent a year (Leprosy pp). Although leprosy control efforts have intensified, full control of the disease has eluded many parts of Angola, Brazil, India, Madagascar, Mozambique, Nepal, and the United Republic of Tanzania (Leprosy pp)."

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