Morhan shared out the lands of the ex colony of Maracanaú between senior patients to let the families live together and integrat
Morhan shared out the lands of the ex colony of Maracanaú between senior patients to let the families live together and integrate in the same community. Grandchildren without leprosy now can live beside their grandparents that did have leprosy. Why would it be important to know more? This disease couldn't be a problem in the modern world, could it? Unfortunately, the incidence of leprosy is still very high in a number of countries worldwide, and Brazil is second, after India, for the total number of cases of the disease. In 2003, there were nearly 50,000 new cases of leprosy detected in Brazil. Leprosy is caused by the bacillus Mycobacterium leprae and is closely related to the tuberculosis bacillus. Like TB, it is transmitted through breathing—through droplets emitted by a person with an active case of the disease. Unlike TB, however, it is not highly contagious. Most people (90-95%) have a genetic immunity to leprosy, and leprosy experts generally say that prolonged and intimate contact with a contagious individual is required for a susceptible person to acquire the disease.
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