How can healthcare providers be trained to challenge their own biases and assumptions about leprosy?

Leprosy, also known as Hansen's disease, is a chronic and progressive infectious disease caused by a slow-to-grow bacterium called Mycobacterium leprae (M. ... Leprosy or Hansen's disease as it is currently known, is a disease caused by a type of slow growing bacteria called Mycobacterium leprae. Infections are ... Leprosy (Hansen's Disease). Leprosy (Hansen's disease) is a bacterial infection that can damage your nerves, muscles, eyes, skin and respiratory tract. It can ... Apr 27, 2011 ... A genetic study published today in The New England Journal of Medicine shows that US armadillos and human patients share what seems to be a unique strain of ... During the course of untreated or even treated leprosy, the immune system may produce inflammatory reactions. These reactions can cause fever and inflammation ... Jan 4, 2022 ... In Luke 17 ten men who were part of a leper colony approached Him together, but they remained at a distance, as per the law. They called out to ... Feb 1, 2018 ... It is usually contracted by breathing airborne droplets from affected individuals' coughs and sneezes, or by coming into contact with their ... Leprosy is a disease caused by the bacterium Mycobacterium leprae. This disease causes skin sores, nerve damage, and muscle weakness that gets worse over time. Mar 14, 2024 ... Research shows that prolonged in-person contact via respiratory droplets is the primary mode of transmission, rather than through normal, ... Nov 30, 2021 ... When looking back at disease control efforts before the availability of effective antimicrobial treatment, it is easy to understand why Hansen's ...