Leprosy is an infectious disease that has been known since biblical times. It is identified by disfiguring skin lesions, nerve damage, and continuous loss of energy. Leprosy is caused by the organism Mycobacteriumleprae. The disease is difficult to transmit and has a long period of growth, which makes it difficult to determine where or when the disease was contracted. Children are more susceptible than adults to contracting this disease.
Leprosy has two common forms, tuberculoid and lepromatous. Both forms produce lesions on the skin, but the lepromatous form is most severe, producing large disfiguring blisters.…
