A bacteria called Mycobacterium leprae causes leprosy.
leprosy causes your skin to rot away.
No, it is called Mycobacterium leprae!http://www.medicinenet.com/leprosy/page2.htm#causes
G.A. Hansenin discovered the bacillus that causes leprosy.
The organism that causes leprosy is a rod-shaped bacterium called Mycobacterium leprae.
In lepromatous leprosy, the organism multiplies freely in the skin.
It causes nerve damage!
Leprosy was discovered in 1873 by G. H. Armauer Hansen. He made a discovery of the agent that causes leprosy which is known as mycobacterium leprae.
Mycobacterium leprae and Mycobacterium lepromatosis
it's leprosy!! :D I'm in microbiology and it is the disease of the week. the organism that causes it is called mycobacterium leprae
Inadequate care causes infection of open wounds.
Yes, leprosy causes permanent loss of feeling in limbs, leaving the person more vulnerable to accidentally hurting themselves. This can cause permanent damage.
I do not have leprosy.