LEPROSY: BACTERIAL DISEASE AFFECTING HUMANS: LEPROSY: BACTERIAL DISEASE AFFECTING HUMANS - Softcover

Artola González, Miriela; Cepero Rodriguez, Omelio; Concepción Hernández, Maite

Softcover

ISBN 10: 620426186X ISBN 13: 9786204261867

Publisher: Our Knowledge Publishing, 2021

Synopsis

Leprosy has afflicted humanity since time immemorial. At one time it affected every continent and left behind a terrible image in the history and memory of mankind of mutilation, rejection and exclusion from society. Leprosy or Hansen's disease is one of the oldest diseases of mankind. It is an infectious disease spread throughout the world, caused by a rod-shaped bacterium, Mycobacterium leprae. Neither the route of infection, nor the reservoirs, nor the vectors capable of transmitting it are known. It is assumed that the most probable form of contagion is prolonged and intimate contact with a sick person (person to person). The disease mainly affects the skin, the peripheral nerves, the mucosa of the upper respiratory tract and also the eyes, as well as some other structures. However, the social image of leprosy has changed in recent decades. All countries have officially adopted outpatient treatment and have gradually closed the old, stigmatised leprosaria.

Edition details

• Publisher: Our Knowledge Publishing
• Publication date: 2021
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 620426186X
• ISBN 13: 9786204261867
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 60