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leprosy is being treated well and their medicine costs £21 each. A helping organisation is Lepra. People with leprosy take this medicine daily for as long as they need,
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What are patients with PB leprosy treated with?
Patients with MB leprosy are usually treated with all three drugs, while patients with PB leprosy are only given rifampin and dapsone.
How are people with leprosy treated?
Yes there is hope for people to be treated with leprosy today, gone are the old days when lepers were treated like outcasts. It is with medicine, a powerful antibiotic ., in repeated doses for some time.
How can severe ulcers caused by leprosy be treated?
Severe ulcers caused by leprosy may be treated surgically with small skin grafts.
Is leprosy viral or bacteria?
Leprosy is a bacterial infection. These days, it can be treated with antibiotics, so the chance of someone dying from leprosy is very low.
Does leprosy make your fingers fall off?
yes. if you don't get it treated.
Can leprosy kill you if left untreated?
Leprosy is lethal if you can't get it treated because your body parts start to fall of and your body falls apart.Ps joshua bolton is awsome
What serious infection can develop if leprosy is not treated properly?
Gangrene may occur from the inadequate treatment of leprosy, causing body tissue to die and become deformed.
What occurs if leprosy is not treated properly?
Inadequate care causes infection of open wounds.
What diseases of anceient times are still treated today?
Two diseases that I can think of right away are malaria and leprosy. Dysentery and other water born diseases are still active in areas prone to flooding.
Is Leprosy a Pandemic or an Epidemic?
Leprosy itself is just a disease. It is a contagious disease that can spread if not treated and controlled.
What diseases of ancient times are still treated today?
Malaria, measles, polio, rickets, leprosy, and also river blindness still exist in some parts of the world today.
Does leprosy exist today if so where?
Yes, its now referred as Hansens Disease and is still found in areas such as India. Cases have been reported in the US - like Texas, Louisiana and hawaii. It can be treated but through a lengthy course of antibiotics and any damaged that was done previous to treatment cannot be reversed. Leprosy is not an epidemic but an endemic.
