Leprosy (Hansen's Disease)
By: Alyssa Bienka
Information about Leprosy:
What is Leprosy?
- An infection that causes nerve damage and skin sores.
What does it look like?
- Leprosy is a bacteria that causes deformation and looks sometimes like a rash.
How do you get it?
- Ways of getting Leprosy is unknown, but it is most likely causes by built up bacteria.
Is it contagious?
- Leprosy is contagious but not easily transmitted.
Can you get rid of it?
- Though it is though of to be incurable, there are medicines to keep it under control.
Symptoms
- Skin Lesions
- Weak Muscles
- Numbness in arms and legs