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No, it is called Mycobacterium leprae!
http://www.medicinenet.com/leprosy/page2.htm#causes
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How is the leprosy bacillus transmitted from person to person?
It is still not very clear how the leprosy bacillus is transmitted from person to person?
How did leprosy get its name?
G.A. Hansenin discovered the bacillus that causes leprosy.
What microbe is responsible for Dysentery?
Bacillus dysintrica
Which microbe has three basic shapes known as bacillus spirillium and coccus?
Mycoplasma
What microbe is dettol?
From the experiment that I have conduct, these are the bacteria that Dettol effective against: Bacillus cereus, Escherichia coli, Staphylococcus aureus and Klebsiella pneumoniae .
What is the pathophysiology of leprosy?
Immune mediated response to the Lepra bacillus results in tissue damage and destruction
Who invented a vaccine for leprosy?
There is no vaccine for leprosy. India and Brazil currently use the Bacillus Calmette Guerin (BCG) vaccine but that is for TB. The effectiveness of this approach is widely disputable and the search goes on.
How long does it take for the symptoms of lepromatous leprosy to develop?
Probably because of the slow growth of the bacillus, lepromatous leprosy develops even more slowly, taking an average of eight years for the initial lesions to appear.
What shape is klebsiella?
its the shape of a egg man man man lololololololololololol hehehehehehehehe egg man!!!!!!
What is a synonym for germ?
Pathogen. microbe, virus, bug, bacterium, bacillus, micro-organism Another meaning: beginning, root, seed, origin, spark, embryo, rudiment
What is another word for bacterium?
Microorganism, prokaryote, germ ( crude definition ), archeabacteria, eubacteria and microbe. Shapes of eubacteria. Bacillus. Spirilla. Cocci.
Why do you have leprosy?
I do not have leprosy.
