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Categories: Diseases named for discoverer, Bacterial diseases, Webarchive template wayback links, Articles with short description, RTT
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leprosy  Hansen's disease  HD  BB leprosy  BL leprosy
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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
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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
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