Leprosy is an ancient disease, a biblical curse and, even in the 21st century, ... You tread on a nail, and it works into your foot without you even knowing it's there," says Shrubshole.

Left untreated, the disease can cause nerve damage, paralysis, hand and foot deformities, and blindness. Leprosy peaked in the United States in the early 1980s before tapering out by the year 2000.

By Dr. Sapna Kamalani Leprosy is a chronic infectious illness that people have known about since ancient times, and it is ...

Rising cases of leprosy in the Southeast U.S. point to the possibility of the disease becoming endemic to the region, and a high concentration of those cases were reported in central Florida ...

Globally, over 200,000 cases of leprosy are diagnosed every year, according to the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. In the United States, there are just 150 to 250 cases diagnosed ...

Florida becomes hotspot for leprosy, CDC says 03:38. Leprosy — also known as Hansen's disease — is becoming endemic in the southeastern United States, rising scientific evidence suggests.

Central Florida accounted for nearly 20% of all U.S. leprosy cases in 2020, and the number of leprosy cases has more than doubled in southeastern states over the last decade.

In a finding that sheds new light on a mysterious and misunderstood disease, researchers said exposure to wild armadillos was a likely cause of a small number of cases of leprosy each year in the ...

Leprosy has caused one death in Kuala Pilah, Negeri Sembilan as of February 2025. Leprosy is not highly contagious and requires prolonged, close contact with an infected person to spread.

Globally, over 200,000 cases of leprosy are diagnosed every year, according to the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. In the United States, there are just 150 to 250 cases diagnosed ...