1. Welcome To American Leprosy Missions! Information and discussion of leprosy and American leprosy Missions, a nonprofit fundraising organization dedicated to eliminating leprosy worldwide. http://www.leprosy.org/

get informed about leprosy the basics the disease history statistics ... more info about ALM who is ALM ALM history ALM FAQ president's message ... financial info donation info make a donation how donations are used ask donor services legacies and annuities legacies and annuities leonard wood memorial leonard wood memorial get interested our projects ILEP angola brazil china ... united states in the field field photos video clips alm newsletters ALM on tv ... in the news get involved how you can help child of the month coffee with a cause volunteer opportunities short term missions ... American Leprosy Missions Site Navigation Skip Navigation get informed get interested get involved welcome to American Leprosy Missions: Celebrating over 100 years of service, American Leprosy Missions (ALM) is the oldest and largest Christian organization in the United States devoted to restoring the lives of people affected by leprosy and related conditions worldwide through holistic cure and care. How You Helped Heal a Child's Secret Pain Snoka was just 8 years old when doctors told her she had leprosy. The news sent terror racing through the little girl's veins. Snoka already knew what the disease did to people. She'd seen how it had crippled her father and grandmother ... Read more...

2. Leprosy - Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia leprosy or Hansen's disease (HD), named after physician Gerhard Armauer Hansen, is a chronic disease caused by the bacteria Mycobacterium leprae and Mycobacterium lepromatosis http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leprosy

Leprosy From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Jump to: navigation search For the Hebrew Bible term and its varied meanings, see Tzaraath . For other uses, see Leprosy (disambiguation) Leprosy (Hansen's disease) Classification and external resources A 24-year-old man infected with leprosy. ICD A ICD OMIM ... MeSH Leprosy or Hansen's disease HD ), named after physician Gerhard Armauer Hansen , is a chronic disease caused by the bacteria Mycobacterium leprae and Mycobacterium lepromatosis Leprosy is primarily a granulomatous disease of the peripheral nerves and mucosa of the upper respiratory tract ; skin lesions are the primary external sign. Left untreated, leprosy can be progressive, causing permanent damage to the skin, nerves, limbs and eyes. Contrary to folklore, leprosy does not cause body parts to fall off, although they can become numb and/or diseased as a result of infection. Although the mode of transmission of Hansen's disease remains uncertain, most investigators think that M. leprae is usually spread from person to person in respiratory droplets citation needed The minimum incubation period reported is as short as a few weeks and this is based on the very occasional occurrence of leprosy among young infants.[49] The maximum

3. Leprosy - WrongDiagnosis.com List of 23 causes of Hypopigmented lesions in children (leprosy), patient stories, book excerpts about Hypopigmented lesions in children, diagnosis questions, and associated http://www.wrongdiagnosis.com/symptom/leprosy.htm

4. Home - Novartis Foundation For Sustainable Development Contains an overview of the organization s efforts and initiatives to assist in the treatment of leprosy in Nepal. http://www.novartisfoundation.com/leprosy/leprosy_nepal.htm

5. Leprosy: Definition From Answers.com n. A chronic, mildly contagious granulomatous disease of tropical and subtropical regions, caused by the bacillus Mycobacterium leprae, characterized by ulcers of the skin http://www.answers.com/topic/leprosy

6. Leprosy - Definition Of Leprosy At YourDictionary.com a progressive infectious disease caused by a bacterium (Mycobacterium leprae) that attacks the skin, flesh, nerves, etc.; it is characterized by nodules, ulcers, white scaly http://www.yourdictionary.com/leprosy

7. Home - Novartis Foundation For Sustainable Development Novartis Foundation for Sustainable Development (NFSD) leprosy control project; multiple drug therapy (mdt), detection and treatment for patients in Indonesia. http://www.novartisfoundation.com/leprosy/leprosy_indonesia.htm

8. WHO | Leprosy leprosy. KEY FACTS. leprosy is a chronic disease caused by a bacillus, Mycobacterium leprae. Official figures show that more than 213 000 people mainly in Asia and Africa are http://www.who.int/mediacentre/factsheets/fs101/en/

Language options Search All WHO This site only Main navigation Home About WHO Countries Health topics ... Contacts Media centre WHO Programmes and projects Media centre Fact sheets Main content printable version Fact sheet N°101 February 2010 Leprosy KEY FACTS Leprosy is a chronic disease caused by a bacillus, Mycobacterium leprae . Official figures show that more than 213 000 people mainly in Asia and Africa are infected, with approximately 249 000 new cases reported in 2008. M. leprae multiplies very slowly and the incubation period of the disease is about five years. Symptoms can take as long as 20 years to appear. Leprosy is not highly infectious. It is transmitted via droplets, from the nose and mouth, during close and frequent contacts with untreated cases. Untreated, leprosy can cause progressive and permanent damage to the skin, nerves, limbs and eyes. Early diagnosis and treatment with multidrug therapy (MDT) remain the key elements in eliminating the disease as a public health concern. Leprosy is a chronic infectious disease caused by Mycobacterium leprae , an acid-fast, rod-shaped bacillus. The disease mainly affects the skin, the peripheral nerves, mucosa of the upper respiratory tract and also the eyes, apart from some other structures.

9. Leprosy Information On Healthline leprosy is an infectious disease that has been known since biblical times. It is characterized by disfiguring skin sores, nerve damage, and progressive debilitation. http://www.healthline.com/adamcontent/leprosy

10. ILA Global Project On The History Of Leprosy The International leprosy Association is developing a database of leprosy archives around the world. http://www.leprosyhistory.org/

As well as the new interactive world map linked to our database of old leprosy colonies, leprosaria, archives, and museums, the Oral History Project of the International Leprosy Assocation's Gobal Project on the History of Leprosy is now up and running. Compensation for War-Time Leprosy Affected in Pacific The Japanese Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare wish to locate leprosy-affected people who were isolated on Saipan, Jaluit, Palau, or Yap Island Sanatoria before August 15, 1945 in order to compensate them for their ordeal. ( Application Documents) Brazilian Memory of the Experience of Leprosy In Brazil, a large archival project is currently being conducted in the old leprosy colonies in a collaboration between the ILA Global Project on the History of Leprosy, MORHAN and the Brazilian government. For photographs and reports follow the links. Archival Preservation: The Memory of the Experience of Leprosy in Brazil The International Leprosy Association's Global Project on the History of Leprosy is fully funded by the Nippon Foundation Page last updated 8th May, 2007

11. Leprosy: MedlinePlus Medical Encyclopedia leprosy is an infectious disease that has been known since biblical times. It is characterized by disfiguring skin sores, nerve damage, and progressive debilitation. http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/001347.htm

Skip navigation A service of the U.S. National Library of Medicine National Institutes of Health Home About MedlinePlus ... Contact Us Search MedlinePlus Health Topics ESPAÑOL Leprosy Leprosy is an infectious disease that has been known since biblical times. It is characterized by disfiguring skin sores, nerve damage, and progressive debilitation. Causes Leprosy is caused by the organism Mycobacterium leprae . It is not very contagious (difficult to transmit) and has a long incubation period (time before symptoms appear), which makes it difficult to determine where or when the disease was contracted. Children are more susceptible than adults to contracting the disease. Leprosy has two common forms, tuberculoid and lepromatous, and these have been further subdivided. Both forms produce sores on the skin, but the lepromatous form is most severe, producing large, disfiguring lumps and bumps ( nodules All forms of the disease eventually cause nerve damage in the arms and legs, which causes sensory loss in the skin and muscle weakness.

12. Leprosy - House Wiki leprosy is a chronic contagious bacterial infection that attacks the body's nerves, mucous membranes and skin. The only clear physical symptom is skin lesions, but the disease http://house.wikia.com/wiki/Leprosy

Wikia Skip to Content Skip to Wiki Navigation Skip to Site Navigation Wikia Navigation Start a wiki Entertainment Fall TV Auction Hunters ... House Wiki House Wiki Navigation Top Content Most visited Highest voted Newly changed ... Season 2 Random Page Wiki Activity Watchlist Recent changes Talk Leprosy Edit Read more: Diseases Edited by Ahstillwell View full history Leprosy Pathology Type Infection Cause(s) Direct exposure to infected person Symptoms Lesions , numbness in extremities, fever Mortality Rate Low Treatments A combination of rifampkin, clofazimine and dapsone or thalidomide Show Information Appearances Cursed Dying Changes Everything [Source] Leprosy is a chronic contagious bacterial infection that attacks the body's nerves, mucous membranes and skin. The only clear physical symptom is skin lesions, but the disease also causes granulomas on the nerves, resulting in loss of sensation, and in the mucous membranes . If untreated, the disease causes severe disfiguration of the skin, limbs and eyes. The disease is not easy to treat and requires a multi-drug regimen over a period of at twelve months, and occasionally for life or a repeated treatment if the disease reoccurs. However, the disease is also very difficult to contract. Only about 5% of the population appears to be susceptible to it, and infection appears to take prolonged contact with an infected person. Unlike other bacteria, it appears that the actual symptoms are caused by what amounts to an allergic reaction to the

13. Home - Novartis Foundation For Sustainable Development Novartis Foundation for Sustainable Development (NFSD) leprosy control project. http://www.novartisfoundation.com/leprosy/leprosy_congo.htm

14. Leprosy - Uncyclopedia, The Content-free Encyclopedia leprosy is both a fictional disease invented by William Shakespeare, the first comedy writer of medieval Europe, and a coincidentally real disease discovered three years after http://uncyclopedia.wikia.com/wiki/Leprosy

Leprosy From Uncyclopedia, the content-free encyclopedia. Jump to: navigation search “My limbless friend will die alone, a torso of flesh upon the throne” ~ Dog Fashion Disco on leprosy Apparently people thought the title leprosy was referring to the afflicted man on the front, but it was actually referring to a seemingly insignificant species of shrub, the one closest to the bottom of the album artwork. Added by Morbid Leprosy is both a fictional disease invented by William Shakespeare , the first comedy writer of medieval Europe , and a coincidentally real disease discovered three years after Shakespeare's death. The actual name leprosy comes from the album by the band, Death, of the same name. To much laughter, actors who pretended to have the disease were brought on-stage, and pulled off each others' limbs; eventually, real lepers were unwillingly brought on stage after the discovery of their existence. At the end of the performance, those still standing, or at least those with the most limbs remaining, would be crowned with a crown made of bits of dead leaves, twigs, and spit. As stated by the American Medical Journal in 2004, leprosy is transmitted by leper chauns According to a recent study by the Pew Research Center , "95% of all [surveyed] lepers would give an arm and a leg to be cured ." Results were not as consistent, however, in concern to whose arms and legs the lepers would be giving.

15. Leprosy Provides information on the research being undertaken into this disease. http://apps.who.int/tdr/svc/diseases/leprosy

16. Leprosy Symptoms About three to five years after becoming infected with the bacteria that cause leprosy, symptoms begin. This eMedTV article discusses these symptoms in detail for the two types of http://diseases.emedtv.com/leprosy/leprosy-symptoms.html

$BTB.trackEvent('www.emedtv.com/infectious_disease/'); eMedTV Sitemap Diseases Sitemap Please sign in to your HealthSavvy account to continue: Lost Password Don't have a HealthSavvy account yet? Click Here to sign up! Home eMedTV Home Diseases Home Health Topics eMedTV Health Topics Diseases Health Topics Symptoms Articles eMedTV Articles Diseases Articles Video eMedTV Video Diseases Medications Advertisement View All Related eMedTV Health Channels Leprosy Whooping Cough SARS Influenza ... Site Map HealthSavvy Sign In Leprosy Symptoms Leprosy symptoms generally appear three to five years after a person becomes infected with the bacteria that cause the disease. However, it can take as short as a few months or several decades. Symptoms tend to vary, depending on the form of leprosy that a person has. Common leprosy symptoms include muscle weakness, skin stiffness, a skin rash, and eye problems. Leprosy Disease An Introduction to Leprosy Symptoms When a person becomes infected with the bacteria that cause leprosy Mycobacterium leprae ), the bacteria begin to multiply within the body. After three to five years, symptoms of leprosy will usually begin. This period between becoming infected and the start of symptoms is the "leprosy incubation period." Although the incubation period is typically between three and five years, it can range from six months to several decades. Leprosy usually affects the skin and peripheral nerves. However, once a person starts experiencing symptoms, they can range in type and severity. Symptoms can also vary based on the form of leprosy that a person has (tuberculoid leprosy or lepromatous leprosy).

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18. Leprosy Mission leprosy treatment, cure and prevention provided in South Africa. http://www.leprosymission.co.za/

Our dream: A world without leprosy. Your donation makes all the difference The cost of curing someone of leprosy is R5 000 [$700] . Donation account: Current account in the name of the "Leprosy Mission": Bank : First National Bank, Balfour Park, Johannesburg, South Africa. Branch Code Account number This site is best viewed at a resolution of 800 x 600 SEO

19. Symptoms Of Leprosy People with possible signs and symptoms of leprosy, as this eMedTV resource explains, may experience a symmetrical skin rash, muscle stiffness, or eye problems. Symptoms can http://diseases.emedtv.com/leprosy/symptoms-of-leprosy.html

$BTB.trackEvent('www.emedtv.com/infectious_disease/'); eMedTV Sitemap Diseases Sitemap Please sign in to your HealthSavvy account to continue: Lost Password Don't have a HealthSavvy account yet? Click Here to sign up! Home eMedTV Home Diseases Home Health Topics eMedTV Health Topics Diseases Health Topics Symptoms Articles eMedTV Articles Diseases Articles Video eMedTV Video Diseases Medications Advertisement View All Related eMedTV Health Channels Leprosy Whooping Cough SARS Influenza ... Site Map HealthSavvy Sign In Symptoms of Leprosy Leprosy usually affects the skin and peripheral nerves. However, once signs and symptoms of leprosy begin, they can vary in type and intensity. They also vary according to the type of leprosy a person has. Because leprosy symptoms can be similar to symptoms of other diseases, people who may have leprosy should see a doctor, who can diagnose and treat the problem. Leprosy Facts Signs and Symptoms of Leprosy: An Overview When a person becomes infected with the bacteria that cause leprosy Mycobacterium leprae ), the bacteria begin to multiply within the body. After three to five years, symptoms of leprosy will usually begin. This period between becoming infected and the start of symptoms is called the "leprosy incubation period." Although the incubation period is typically between three and five years, it can range from six months to several decades.

20. Articles About Leprosy - Los Angeles Times leprosy News. Find breaking news, commentary, and archival information about leprosy from the Los Angeles Times http://articles.latimes.com/keyword/leprosy

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