which may present as severe skin rashes, difficulty breathing, or swollen lips. Advice for patients and public Leprosy is a curable disease. Therefore, patients should complete the full course of ...

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No writing assistance was utilized in the production of this manuscript. Leprosy is a chronic infectious disorder, caused by Mycobacterium leprae, which is a typical intracellular pathogen.

The bacillus Calmette–Guérin (BCG) vaccine, initially developed to provide protection against TB, also protects against leprosy; and the magnitude of this effect varies. Previous meta-analyses ...

GOSHI, Kumamoto Prefecture--A national leprosy sanitarium here has found ... Residents complained of side effects such as fatigue, paresthesia, rashes and nausea. Nine people died during the ...