Leprosy is a chronic infection caused by the bacillus Mycobacterium leprae. ... and foot drop. Lagophthalmos is where the eye cannot close properly because of paralysis of the eye muscles.

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

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.

Leprosy nerve damage causes motor, sensory, and autonomic abnormalities, as well as deformities (claw hands, drop foot) and secondary impairments (plantar ulcers, finger and toe contractures).

Hawaii's century-old leprosy laws tore apart families, but now they are healing. Jan. 22, 2009— -- Paul Harada was a 15-year-old vocational student when he accidentally touched a scorching ...

A Maricopa County clinic that has served leprosy patients since 1981 will close this month because of federal budget cuts. ... After she returned to Phoenix, the skin on her foot ruptured again.

Leprosy is caused by the Mycobacterium leprae bacteria and can cause foot ulcers, dull patches of skin, swelling and growths on the body — along with nose bleeds and eye and nerve issues.

Tilahun Wale not only lost his right foot to leprosy -- a disease that still affects thousands in Ethiopia -- he also lost his family. "My family abandoned me. They blocked my number and refused ...

Molokai’s once-shunned leprosy settlement is now trying to protect itself from the public — and COVID-19. ... at the base of a 2,000-foot sea cliff wall and surrounded by ocean on three sides.

Leprosy is a disease caused by the bacillary microorganism ... loss of eyebrows and eyelashes which give away the fact that the individual had leprosy, loss of fingers or toes, and foot drop ...