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Prolonged stay with the patient of tuberculous leprosy is probably necessary to transmit the infection. Like staying together in hostel, sharing the clothes and using the bed for sleeping is needed to transmit the infection. A patient of lepromatous leprosy is probably identified and such close contact is not there. So they do-not transmit the infection often.
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∙ 13y agoEnvironmental factors such as unhygienic living conditions, overpopulation, and malnutrition may also be contributing factors favoring the infection.
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What serious infection can develop if leprosy is not treated properly?
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Why genetic and environmental factors can be confused in depression?
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When Naaman was cured of his leprosy to what liar was the leprosy given?
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What happened if any patient of tuberculoid leprosy stopped taking medicine during course?
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How is the milder form of leprosy possibly transmitted?
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How long is the treatment for leprosy?
Depending on the type of leprosy, the time required for treatment may vary from six months to two years or more.
