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  1. Leprosy: MedlinePlus Genetics 
    https://medlineplus.gov/genetics/condition/leprosy
    ... leprosy. Learn more about the genes associated with Leprosy PRKN VDR Additional Information from NCBI Gene: LTA ...
  2. Leprosy 
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/001347.htm
    Leprosy is a disease caused by the bacterium Mycobacterium leprae . This disease causes skin sores, nerve damage, ... Although leprosy is due to an infection, it does not spread easily. It also takes a long time before ...
  3. Leprosy in India, ca. 1931 – Circulating Now from the NLM Historical Collections 
    https://circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov/.../06/leprosy-in-india-ca-1931
    ... medical history from the same institution. Still frame, Leprosy in India , ca. 1931 NLM Unique ID 100965364 Leprosy in India [ Lepra in India in the original ...
  4. Lepromin skin test 
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/003383.htm
    Leprosy skin test; Hansen disease - skin test ... A sample of inactive (cannot cause infection) leprosy-causing bacteria is injected just under the skin, often on the forearm, so that a small lump pushes the skin up. The lump ...
  5. Mycobacterial Infections 
    https://medlineplus.gov/mycobacterialinfections.html
    ... most common one causes tuberculosis. Another one causes leprosy. Still others cause infections that are called atypical ...
  6. Tribes - Native Voices 
    https://www.nlm.nih.gov/nativevoices/timeline/675.html
    ... Sovereignty / 1946: Antibiotics treat leprosy 1946: Antibiotics treat leprosy The first antibiotics to treat leprosy become available. Called sulfones, in pill form they ...
  7. PRKN gene: MedlinePlus Genetics 
    https://medlineplus.gov/genetics/gene/prkn
    ... of Parkinson's disease. More About This Health Condition Leprosy Studies suggest that common variations (polymorphisms) in the ... risk of contracting Hansen disease, also known as leprosy. This disease affects the nerves and skin and ...
  8. Tribes - Native Voices 
    https://www.nlm.nih.gov/nativevoices/timeline/705.html
    ... dies of leprosy 1889: Father Damien dies of leprosy Father Damien, who dedicated his life to caring for patients with leprosy on the Hawaiian island Moloka‘i, dies of ...
  9. Tribes - Native Voices 
    https://www.nlm.nih.gov/nativevoices/timeline/735.html
    ... 1823: Leprosy is suspected in Hawai‘i 1823: Leprosy is suspected in Hawai‘i Native Hawaiians report ... ai ali‘i , meaning “chief’s or royal disease.” Leprosy, a chronic bacterial infection, has been a disease ...
  10. World Health Organization: Picturing Health for All 
    https://www.nlm.nih.gov/.../OB13007-sm.html?imgid=1
    ... next image Women receiving care under the National Leprosy Control Program (1952-present) in Burma (now Myanmar), ... More Information on this Topic MedlinePlus Health Topic: Leprosy Home Filter A Healthier World Inspiring Well-Being ...
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