Can we eat with a leprosy patient?

Recently though, food shortage has been identified as a risk factor for leprosy in two socioeconomic studies. In our study, lead in a poor area of Bangladesh, we further investigated this link by interviewing recently diagnosed leprosy patients during a food shortage period. read more

A: Patients taking Multi-Drug Therapy do not spread the disease. When a person is placed on medication, most of the bacteria are killed within a few days. read more

Leprosy, also known as Hansen's disease, is a bacterial disease that can cause skin lesions, disfiguration, damage to the nerves and eyes, and other problems. Fortunately, the disease is treatable with medication. read more

The disease has been around since ancient times, often surrounded by terrifying, negative stigmas and tales of leprosy patients being shunned as outcasts. Outbreaks of leprosy have affected, and panicked, people on every continent. read more