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no. humans get leprosy all the time. it is caused by a bacterium called Mycobacteria

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It is estimated that about 95% of the human population has an immunity to Leprosy.

Humans do not get it all the time. But even if they did, immunities do not guarantee no one will get it.

Take for example African American's higher rate of immunity to malaria: it is the very same thing that causes a higher rate of Sickle Cell Anemia in African Americans. Immunity does not mean no one will get it. Because not all humans are the exact same, genetically...

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