LEPROSY

WHAT IS LEPROSY

• Leprosy is an infectious disease that causes severe, disfiguring skin sores and nerve damage in limbs

WHAT CAUSES LEPROSY

• Leprosy is caused by a slow-growing type of bacteria called Mycobacterium leprae

SYMPTOMS

• Loss of feeling in the arms and legs Muscle weakness

FORMS OF LEPROSY

• Tuberculoid
• Lepromatous
• Borderline

BORDERLINE

• People with this type of leprosy have symptoms of both the tuberculoid and lepromatous forms.

TUBERCULOID

• a less severe form of leprosy. This type has only a few patches pale skin

LEPROMATOUS

• more severe form of the disease. It has widespread skin bumps and rashes, numbness, and muscle weakness.

ORIGIN

• Leprosy started in 1550 B.C
• The place of origin was in egypt

TREATMENTS FOR LEPROSY

• Rifampicin and clofazimine are now combined with dapsone to treat leprosy