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Leprosy is now called Hansen's Disease after Armauer Hansen the Norwegian who discovered the bacterium that caused it (Mycobacterium leprae) in Norway in 1873. In fact, it was the very first bacterium that caused a human disease to be discovered.

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Leprosy (Mycobacterium leprae) or Hansen disease, was first described by G. Amauer Hansen, MD, of Norway in 1874.

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Leprosy is also known as Hansen's Disease (HD) - named after physician Gerhard Armauer Hansen.

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Leprosy was not invented it is a disease and has been known from ancient times

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