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WHAT IS
LEPROSY?
Mycobacterium leprae
~Leprosy is a chronic infectious disease that decays and eats away the skin, mainly hands and feet.
~Primarily affects the peripheral nerves, skin, upper respiratory tract, eyes, and nasal mucosa.
^ Is a slow-growing, intracellular pathogen that cannot live outside the person.
-Multiplies slowly, and symptoms can take as long as 20 years to appear
-The transmition of LEPROSY
is still unclear, most likely spread via the respiratory system through nasal droplets, broken skin is also a possibility. Mycobacterium leprae survive best at low temperatures, it primarily affects the superficial sites of the skin .