it is a bacterial infection which is a bacteria
Mycobacterium leprae and Mycobacterium lepromatosis
Leprosy (Hansen's Disease) is not caused by a virus, it is caused by a bacterium (Mycobacterium leprae) and is easily cured with antibiotics.
Leprosy
Leprosy is a bacterial infection. These days, it can be treated with antibiotics, so the chance of someone dying from leprosy is very low.
This type of leprosy is also called the multibacillary (MB) leprosy, because of the presence of large numbers of bacteria.
In TT leprosy the bacteria are very few and almost impossible to find.
Mycobacterium leprae.
Bacteria and virus
Smallpox was a virus.
virus
a bacteria. the bacteria that causes pneumonia is called pneumoniae.
Bacteria Virus