Leprosy patient known also as Leper,a disease called by Mycobacterium Leprae.


Close up of the face of an elderly woman suffering from leprosy. A chronic inflammatory disease, leprosy is caused by mycobacterium leprae. Leprosy damages the nerves, affecting the face and limbs. The elderly woman's eyesight has been particulary damaged by the leprosy, which is causing blindness in both eyes.


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Keywords: disease, leper, leprae, leprosy, mycobacterium