Centuries prior to her discovery, sufferers had no remedy for leprosy’s debilitating symptoms or its social stigma. This young scientist, Alice Ball, laid fundamental groundwork for the first ...

Leprosy has existed for more than 3,000 years and is the one of the oldest diseases known to humanity. Though a cure is available, 200,000 individuals are still diagnosed with the disease each year.

Experts hope to uncover the remains of an 11th-century building that was used for 500 years as a hospital called a leprosarium; which people with leprosy would have admitted themselves into.

No writing assistance was utilized in the production of this manuscript. Leprosy is a chronic infectious disorder, caused by Mycobacterium leprae, which is a typical intracellular pathogen.

The bacillus Calmette–Guérin (BCG) vaccine, initially developed to provide protection against TB, also protects against leprosy; and the magnitude of this effect varies. Previous meta-analyses ...

Leprosy cases are also being investigated without ... contacted and told to continue treatment. “If cases are discovered to be non-compliant, action can be taken under the Infectious Disease ...

Experts hope to uncover a 500-year-old hospital called a leprosarium; which people with leprosy would have admitted themselves into. Ms Sam Tipper, a senior lecturer from Anglia Ruskin university ...