Leprosy Flashcards
(16 cards)
what is leprosy
chronic infectious bacteria
social impacts of leprosy
lepers were separated and outcasted from society into leper colonies
-many were treated as legally dead after being diagnosed
causative agent of leprosy
mycobacterium Lepromatosis
how is leprosy transmitted
respiratory
-droplets from nose and mouth
-prolonged close contact
clinical symptoms of leprosy
-discolored skin patches
-skin growths
-ulcers on feet
-loss of eyebrows and eyelashes
-numbness of infected areas
treatment of leprosy
multidrug therapy for 6(PB)-12(MB) months depending of condition
current leprosy status worldwide
in 120+ countries
-elimination as public health problem globally achieved in 2000 and most countries individually by 2010
famous lepers
King baldwin IV
josefina guerrero
who discovered the agent of leprosy
Gerhard Armauer
T/F mycobacterium leprae is highly contagious
FALSE
what non human species are affected by leprosy
nine-banded armadillos
red squirrel
chimpanzees
how is leprosy diagnosed
biopsy of skin or nerve
Acid fast stain
PCR
ELISA
lepromin test
what drugs are involved in multidrug therapy for leprosy
dapsone(daily)
rifampicin(monthly)
clofazimine(monthly for MB cases)
T/F there is currently no vaccine against leprosy
FALSE
which 3 countries make up 79.3% of new leprosy cases?
which makes up 50% of those cases?
-India, Brazil, and Indonesia
-India makes up 50%
contributions of Josefina Guerrero
-acted as a spy for allied forces during WWII since her illness kept her from being thoroughly searched
-made public the poor quality if leprosarium’s
