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  1. Leprosy (Hansen's Disease) From the National Institutes of Health (National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases)
    ... Treatment History of the Disease Leprosy Today Research Leprosy (Hansen's Disease) What Is Leprosy? Leprosy (Hansen’s Disease), is a chronic infectious ...
    www3.niaid.nih.gov/topics/leprosy/Understanding/whatis.htm - External Health Links
  2. MedlinePlus: Leprosy Lingers in the U.S.
    Leprosy Lingers in the U.S. But American physicians often overlook the illness, delaying diagnosis HealthDay Friday , December ... FRIDAY, Dec. 12 (HealthDay News) -- Many doctors view leprosy as a scourge of Biblical times or faraway ...
    www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/news/fullstory_72754.html - News
  3. MedlinePlus: Leprosy Drug Holds Promise for Autoimmune Diseases
    Leprosy Drug Holds Promise for Autoimmune Diseases Study says 1890s antibiotic could prove effective in treating MS ... News) -- A century-old antibiotic used to treat leprosy may prove effective as a treatment for multiple ...
    www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/news/fullstory_75182.html - News
  4. Lepromin skin test
    Leprosy skin test ... An extract sample of inactivated leprosy-causing bacteria is injected just under the skin, usually on the forearm, so that a small lump pushes the skin up. ...
    www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/003383.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  5. Leprosy
    Leprosy is an infectious disease that has been known since biblical times. It is characterized by disfiguring ... Leprosy is caused by the organism Mycobacterium leprae . It is not very contagious (difficult to transmit) and ...
    www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/001347.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  6. Dapsone
    Dapsone is used to treat leprosy and skin infections. This medication is sometimes prescribed for other uses; ask your doctor or pharmacist for more information.
    www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/druginfo/meds/a682128.html - Drugs and Supplements
  7. Zinc
    ... however, reported no or few adverse effects. C Leprosy A few studies have examined the efficacy of zinc treatment in leprosy. Studies of zinc taken by mouth report positive ...
    www.nlm.nih.gov/.../druginfo/natural/patient-zinc.html - Drugs and Supplements
  8. Antigen injection (image)
    Leprosy is caused by the organism Mycobacterium leprae . The leprosy test involves injection of an antigen just under ... if your body has a current or recent leprosy infection. The injection site is labeled and examined ...
    www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/imagepages/8788.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  9. Bacterial Infections (National Library of Medicine)
    Bacteria are living things that have only one cell. Under a microscope, they look like balls, rods or spirals. They are so small that a line of 1,000 could fit ...
    www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/bacterialinfections.html - Health Topics
  10. Nontuberculous Mycobacteria (NTM) (National Jewish Health)
    ... tuberculosis. Mycobacterium leprae is the organism that causes leprosy. Nontuberculous mycobacteria (NTM) refers to all the species ... by these lesser-known "cousins" of TB and leprosy. In fact, for unknown reasons, data suggest that ...
    www.nationaljewish.org/healthinfo/conditions/ntm/index.aspx - External Health Links
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