Leprosy is an infectious disease that has been known since biblical times. It is identified by disfiguring skin lesions, nerve damage, and continuous loss of energy. Leprosy is caused by the organism Mycobacteriumleprae. The disease is difficult to transmit and has a long period of growth, which makes it difficult to determine where or when the disease was contracted. Children are more susceptible than adults to contracting this disease. Leprosy has two common forms, tuberculoid …showed first 75 words of 329 total…

…showed last 75 words of 329 total…experience even after they are cured are permanent nerve damage, and disfigurement (cosmetic and physical). Treatment options for this include several medications such as: Dapsone, Rifampin, Clofazimine, Ethionamide, etc... In the old days people were put in "leper colonies" so they wouldn't spread the disease to the normal people. The only breakthrough in treating this disease medicinally was around the 1940's when they created Dapsone, but even then it took very long to treat it.