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Leprosy

A disease commonly mentioned in the Bible, leprosy is an infectious disease characterized by skin lesions and nerve damage.

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How was leprosy dealt with ancient times?

A death sentence.

If you caught it, there was NO cure for it at

the time. If you had it people would

automatically stay as far as possible away from

you. It was a horrible disease.

Who told naaman to dip seven times in the Jordan river?

It was the prophet Elijah who told Naaman to dip himself seven times in the river Jordan , so that he would be healed of leprosy.

How was the leprosy cure in medieval times?

There was no cure for leprosy in medieval times.

The best they could do was isolate lepers. Some carried a bell and called out "Unclean" as they went about, and if you were wise, you gave him/her a wide berth.

What are leapers?

Kangaroos! Roos for short!!

How long does treatment of leprosy last?

It depends on how long it is left untreated. The treatment can last 5 minutes up to a year. Victims must take most (if not all) of the medical drugs listed below:
Rifampicin
Clofazimine
Dapsone
Ofloxacin
Minocycline
See the related link for dose information.

What systems and organs does leprosy affect?

Leprosy affects the skin and the nerves.

In the skin, the lesion can be single or multiple. The skin lesions are at first flat and red Then they enlarge, and have irregular shapes. They are paler than your surrounding skin in the centre but are darker around their edges. They can be raised or contain nodules. The characteristic feature is loss of sensation in that particular skin lesion to pain, heat and touch.

Thickened nerves, which can be felt below the skin, is also another feature of leprosy. There may be loss of sensation in the skin and weakness of muscles supplied by that affected nerve.

Patients who have leprosy for the long term may lose their hands or feet due to repeated injury resulting from lack of sensation. Inadequate care of wounds leads to gangrene, and the body tissues then die and become deformed.

How have leprosy patients been mistreated?

Its victims were often shunned by the community, kept at arm's length, or sent to a leper colony.

What is the kingdom phylum class order family genus and species of leprosy?

Leprosy is caused by a bacteria called Mycobacterium leprae

The classification of Mycobacterium leprae is

Kingdom: Bacteria

Phylum: Actinobacteria

Order: Actinomycetales

Family: Mycobacteriaceae

Genus: Mycobacterium

Species: leprae

Are there modern day leper colonies?

Yes but lepers are not forced to stay there.

Are there known cases of leprosy now?

Leprosy, also known as Hansen's disease, is a bacterial infection. It is curable and not highly communicable. According to the World Health Organization, there were about 890,000 identified cases world-wide in 1997, with the vast majority of those cases in India, Indonesia, and Myanamar.

Can you get leprosy without human contact?

yes you can because all they have to do is go together,,you know what im sayin' yeah back up you now im right yeah back up

Where do people sick with leprosy are confined?

in medieval towns in europe when someone would get leprosy they would be sent to an isalnd where people with leprosy live.

What is the historical significance of the disease leprosy?

often in scripture it talks anout how Jesus healed many and some of those people were lepers...i do not know of any other impotance.

What is the Bruce Lee movie where he gets prisoners out of jail to fakes having leprosy?

The name of the movie you seek is Deadly Strike. Its not a bruce lee movie. The actor that looks like bruce lee is Ho Chung Tao aka Bruce Li. He is the star of that movie. I thought the same thing you did, but after alot of research I found the movie. Sorry to disappoint.