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Noun Concept
Categories: Articles with short description, Webarchive template wayback links, Bacterial diseases, Diseases named for discoverer, Tropical diseases
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leprosy  Hansen's disease  HD  BB leprosy  BL leprosy
EN
Chronic granulomatous communicable disease occurring in tropical and subtropical regions; characterized by inflamed nodules beneath the skin and wasting of body parts; caused by the bacillus Mycobacterium leprae WordNet 3.0
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Chronic granulomatous communicable disease occurring in tropical and subtropical regions; characterized by inflamed nodules beneath the skin and wasting of body parts; caused by the bacillus Mycobacterium leprae WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet
Leprosy, also known as Hansen's disease, is a long-term infection by the bacteria Mycobacterium leprae or Mycobacterium lepromatosis. Wikipedia
Chronic infection caused by bacteria Mycobacteria lepræ and lepromatosis Wikidata
A chronic infectious disease caused by the bacteria Mycobacterium leprae and Mycobacterium lepromatosis which causes permanent damage to the skin, nerves, limbs and eyes if left untreated. OmegaWiki
The disease leprosy, caused by infection by Mycobacterium leprae. Wiktionary
Leprosy. Wiktionary (translation)
An infectious disease caused by infection by Mycobacterium leprae. Wiktionary
Infectious disease caused by infection by Mycobacterium leprae. Wiktionary (translation)
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The Europeans brought new diseases such as smallpox, measles, dysentery, influenza, syphilis and leprosy. Wiktionary
IS A
infectious disease
disease
eye disease
neuropathy
testicular disease
+2 relations
HAS PART
erythema nodosum leprosum
HAS KIND
lepromatous leprosy
tuberculoid leprosy
Borderline leprosy
Histoid leprosy
Lucio's phenomenon
DERIVATION
leprous
DESCRIBED BY SOURCE
Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary
Granat Encyclopedic Dictionary
DIFFERENT FROM
Reporting from underworld
DRUG USED FOR TREATMENT
azithromycin
dapsone
minocycline
prednisolone
rifampin
+3 relations
GENETIC ASSOCIATION
RIPK2
Vascular endothelial growth inhibitor
RPS6KA4
HAS CAUSE
leprosy bacillus
Mycobacterium lepromatosis
HEALTH SPECIALTY
infectious disease
HISTORY OF TOPIC
history of leprosy
NAMED AFTER
Gerhard Armauer Hansen
PATHOGEN TRANSMISSION PROCESS
contact transmission
POSSIBLE TREATMENT
disinfectant
pharmacotherapy
SYMPTOMS
contracture
depigmentation
dystrophy
nosebleed
hypoesthesia
+7 relations
WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet
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leprosy, Hansen's disease
Wikipedia
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leprosy
Wikidata
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leprosy
Wiktionary
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Hansen's disease, leprosy
OmegaWiki
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Hansen's disease, HD, leprosy
Wikipedia Redirections
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BB leprosy, BL leprosy, BT leprosy, Dimorphic leprosy, Downgrading lepra reaction type 1, Hansen's disease, Hansen disease, Hansenite, Hansenites, Hansens Disease, Hansen’s disease, Hanson's disease, Hansons disease, Holdsveiki, Indeterminate leprosy, Lausma, Leper hospitals, Leperacy, lepers, Lepra reaction type 1, Lepracy, Lepro-B1 Virus, leprocy, Leprology, leproma, Lepromatuous tissue, Leprosey, Leprosy, borderline lepromatous, Leprosy, borderline tuberculoid, Leprosy, dimorphic, Leprosy, indeterminate, Leprosy, Lucio, Leprosy, midborderline, Leprosy, tuberculoid, Leprosy-3 Virus, Leprosy-B Virus, Leprosy (Hansen's disease), leprosy hospital, Leprosy Virus, Likthra, LL leprosy, Lucio leprosy, Lucio phenomenon, Líkþrá, Midborderline leprosy, Societal and cultural aspects of leprosy, TT leprosy, Upgrading lepra reaction type 1, Visual surveillance of extremities
Wikidata Alias
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Hansen's disease, Hansen's disease, Leprosy, lepras

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