WASHINGTON -- Cases of leprosy are rising in Florida, according to a new analysis published in the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's Emerging Infectious Diseases (EID) journal. Although the ...

One of the world’s oldest diseases has an even more complex history than expected. Research out today reveals that a form of leprosy was stalking people in the Americas long before Europeans arrived.

Leprosy, or Hansen’s disease, is a chronic infectious disease caused by Mycobacterium leprae bacteria. Symptoms include ...

Hansen’s disease (also known as leprosy) has afflicted humans for thousands of years — it has been cited throughout history, ...

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New Delhi, October 6 (IANS): India has seen a remarkable success in control of leprosy, with a 99 per cent drop in prevalence ...

New research reveals how ancient pathogens, including plague and leprosy, entered human populations over 37,000 years.