it is a bacterial infection which is a bacteria
It's a bacterial infection
Leprosy (Hansen's Disease) is not caused by a virus, it is caused by a bacterium (Mycobacterium leprae) and is easily cured with antibiotics.
Leprosy
Leprosy is a bacterial infection. These days, it can be treated with antibiotics, so the chance of someone dying from leprosy is very low.
This type of leprosy is also called the multibacillary (MB) leprosy, because of the presence of large numbers of bacteria.
In TT leprosy the bacteria are very few and almost impossible to find.
A virus that infects bacteria is called a bacteriophage
Mycobacterium leprae.
Bacteria and virus
Bacteriophage is the virus that infects bacteria
virus
Bacteria Virus
Bacteria. A virus is a non-living thing. Bacteria is a living thing.