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What woman in the Bible had leprosy?
Miriam.
What is the dreaded skin disease of the Bible?
Leprosy .
What disease was called unclean in the bible?
Leprosy - To teach when it is unclean, and when it is clean: this is the law of leprosy. (Leviticus 14.57)
Is Hansen's disease the same as the leprosy in the Bible?
Yes
How does the body react to leprosy?
Some people are genetically resistant to leprosy, probably and no matter what, they do not get leprosy. Other with tuberculous type of leprosy have high resistance to leprosy. Those with lepromatous type of leprosy have least resistance to leprosy germs. The intermediate leprosy type have intermediate resistance to leprosy germs. Body reacts to leprosy by trying to kill the leprosy causing germs. There is an inflammatory response.
What misinformation may be in the Bible about leprosy?
Much of what was called leprosy in the Old Testament most likely was not the same disease.
Is Necrotizing fasciitis same as the leprosy?
Yes, Leprosy and Hansen's disease are the same. However, the leprosy of the Bible evidently is NOT the same as present-day leprosy.
Maximum lepra bacilli seen in which type of leprosy?
lepromatous leprosy
How many of all leprosy cases are of the tuberculoid type?
Seventy to eighty percent of all leprosy cases are of the Seventy to eighty percent of all leprosy cases are of the tuberculoid type.
What is another name for lepromatous leprosy?
This type of leprosy is also called the multibacillary (MB) leprosy, because of the presence of large numbers of bacteria.
When was the first documented case of Leprosy?
It is mentioned in the Bible but the earliest known physical case of Leprosy is a 4000 year old skeleton found in India in 2009.
Where is inflammation in The Bible?
Inflammation in the KJV Bible is found in Leviticus 12.38 and in Deuteronomy 28.22, and refers to the site on the body of a leprosy sore.
