This Norwegian scientist discovered the germ causing leprosy. There is no record of his having suffered from the disease.
Dr R Ganapati, Director Emeritus, Bombay Leprosy Project
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A synonym for leprosy is "Hansen's disease." This term is named after the Norwegian physician Gerhard Armauer Hansen, who discovered the bacterium responsible for the disease. Leprosy primarily affects the skin, nerves, and mucous membranes.
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Leprosy, also known as Hansen's disease, is a chronic infectious disease caused by the bacterium Mycobacterium leprae
Leprosy is now called Hansen's Disease after Armauer Hansen the Norwegian who discovered the bacterium that caused it (Mycobacterium leprae) in Norway in 1873. In fact, it was the very first bacterium that caused a human disease to be discovered.
Mycobacterium lepromatosis was discovered by scientists in 2008 through genetic analysis of samples from patients with leprosy-like symptoms. It is a species closely related to Mycobacterium leprae, which causes leprosy.
Another name for leprosy is Hansen's disease.
Gerhard Armauer Hansen was born on 1841-07-29.
Gerhard Armauer Hansen died on 1912-02-12.
Johannes Gerhard Andersen has written: 'Studies in the mediaeval diagnosis of leprosy in Denmark' -- subject(s): History, Leprosy, Medieval Medicine
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Leprosy