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This Norwegian scientist discovered the germ causing leprosy. There is no record of his having suffered from the disease.
Dr R Ganapati, Director Emeritus, Bombay Leprosy Project
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Who is the inventor of bacteria of leprosy?
jack the ripper got unicorns to help him and after reading this you have got AIDS.
Leprosy is also named for Gerhard Hansen who helped exterminate it from its last European toehold which was what native country of his?
Norway
What is the cause of Leprosy?
Leprosy, also known as Hansen's disease, is a chronic infectious disease caused by the bacterium Mycobacterium leprae
Discoverer of leprosy?
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.
When was Gerhard Armauer Hansen born?
Gerhard Armauer Hansen was born on 1841-07-29.
When did Gerhard Armauer Hansen die?
Gerhard Armauer Hansen died on 1912-02-12.
What is leprosy nickname?
Another name for leprosy is Hansen's disease.
What has the author Johannes Gerhard Andersen written?
Johannes Gerhard Andersen has written: 'Studies in the mediaeval diagnosis of leprosy in Denmark' -- subject(s): History, Leprosy, Medieval Medicine
Is Hansen's disease the same as the leprosy in the Bible?
Yes
You can catch Hansen's disease from handling an armadillo By what name is Hansen's disease better known?
Leprosy
Who found Mycobacterium lepromatosis?
Dr. Gerhard Armauer Hansen, a Norwegian scientist, first discovered Mycobacterium leprae in 1873.
When was leprosy discovered?
Leprosy was discovered in 1873 by G. H. Armauer Hansen. He made a discovery of the agent that causes leprosy which is known as mycobacterium leprae.
