1. (AKA Hansen’s disease)
Leprosy
(AKA Hansen’s disease)

2. How contagious is IT?
Leprosy can only be caught by being in close and repeated contact with fluids from an untreated person’s mouth and nose
So in other words Leprosy isn’t very contagious but its always good to be cautious

3. History of Leprosy
The earliest possible case of Leprosy is around 1550 B.C.
Indians wrote about what sounded like leprosy in 600 B.C.
1873: Dr. Gerhard Henrik Armauer Hansen found the germ that causes leprosy
1941: They found that promin was also a cure other than chaulmoogra oil injections
1950s: dapsone pill became a famous treatment for leprosy

4. Symptoms and how they diagnose leprosy
The two main symptoms of leprosy are disfigurement and nerve damage
How they diagnose leprosy other than by the symptoms is by doing a skin biopsy
If they catch it early the least you can get away with is prevented or limited nerve damage
At worst case you will end up with sensory loss( cant feel stuff), permanent nerve damage, muscle weakness, and progressive disfigurement

5. Cure and Prevention
Leprosy is cured by taking prescribed antibiotics from six moths to a year
The nerve damage is treated using anti-inflammatory
Right now the best way to prevent yourself from getting leprosy is by getting a vaccine known as Bacillus Calnette-Guemin which also helps protect against tuberculosis.

6. Honorable mentions
There are only two people who had leprosy worth mentioning and they are
Balwin 4th of Jerusalem who was portrayed in the film Kingdom of Heaven
Saint Damien DeVuster A roman catholic priest that preached to lepers on the island of Molokai of the kingdom of Hawai’i

7. Web sources
es2005/Leprosy/history.htm
treatments/guide/leprosy-symptoms-treatments- history

8. Songs Shatter me by Lindsey Stirling feat. Lizzie Hale
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