Leprosy dates back to the Bible, where it was lived as a God’s punishment. XXI centuries after, government will should to make
Leprosy dates back to the Bible, where it was lived as a God’s punishment. XXI centuries after, government will should to make effort to invest more in Prevention campaigns if they want to eradicate the illness from Brazil. Leprosy (now also known as Hansen's disease) is a chronic infectious disease caused by an organism called Mycobacterium leprae. This bacteria is sometimes referred to as Hansen's bacillus and is similar to the bacteria that causes tuberculosis (TB). Leprosy affects thousands of people throughout the world, mostly in less developed countries. In 2005, the top ten countries in new case detection were India, Brazil, Indonesia, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Bangladesh, Nepal, Mozambique, Nigeria, Ethiopia, and Tanzania. The number of people with leprosy has decreased dramatically over the past 20 years, following a World Health Organization (WHO) campaign to eradicate the disease. In 1985, there were million people with the disease. In 2011, there were 219,075 new cases of leprosy reported around the world. Historically, those infected with the disease were isolated in leper colonies, such as the one that existed on the Hawaiian island of Molokai. Today, leprosy can be treated effectively with modern drug therapies and isolating patients with the disease is not necessary.
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