Leprosy 2
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Leprosy is a chronic infectious disease of human beings that primarily affects the skin, mucous membranes and peripheral nerves. It is a disease that has existed for thousands of years, however, the formal discovery of the leprosy bacillus Mycobacterium leprae was not until 1874. Norwegian physic ....
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.... After reviewing the background material, a great deal of questions may arise as to how exactly this disease is spread from person to person and what conditions promote infection. For example, one may wish to investigate the following:
1) Mycobacterium leprae as yet to be cultured in laboratory media? Why?
2) Why is leprosy so prevalent in some parts of the world (i.e. India) but not in others?
3) How does leprosy become so widespread in a population?
4) Despite the discovery of drug tre ....
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