Leprosy mainly affects the skin, peripheral nerves, soft tissues around nose, mouth, lungs etc., and eyes. The symptoms of Leprosy can take a very long time, years - anywhere from 5-20 years to ...

A new study published in The New England Journal of Medicine showed that by 4 weeks of treatment, bedaquiline monotherapy ...

The "diagnostic assistant," as Aerts calls it, provides a point-of-care test using the newest technology, allowing HCPs who suspect a patient has leprosy to take a picture of the patient’s skin ...

Africa's most populous nation, Nigeria reports over 1,000 cases of leprosy yearly, a disease caused by a bacterium, Mycobacterium leprae, and mainly affecting the skin, peripheral nerves ...

However, leprosy is curable with a multi-drug therapy regimen that has been available for decades. Despite the availability ...

Officially, Malaysia eliminated leprosy as a public health issue in ... as early symptoms resemble fungal infections, eczema or other skin conditions. With a lack of trained healthcare workers ...

The World Health Organization has reportedly said it will send leprosy drugs to Nigeria, where thousands of people suffer from the chronic disease. Bureaucratic delays meant Nigeria ran out of the ...

Residents near dump yards in Chennai, like Kodungaiyur, report skin lesions, prompting calls to halt waste management projects for public health.

The World Health Organisation (WHO) says it will send leprosy drugs to Nigeria during the weekend after a year-long delay.