GK
BIOLOGY
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tetanus
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influenza
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cholera
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typhoid
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Detailed explanation-1: -The disease predominantly affects the skin and peripheral nerves. Left untreated, the disease may cause progressive and permanent disabilities. The bacteria are transmitted via droplets from the nose and mouth during close and frequent contact with untreated cases. Leprosy is curable with multidrug therapy (MDT).
Detailed explanation-2: -Mycobacterium leprae is a rod-shaped bacteria which was first discovered in 1873 by Hansen. Mycobacterium leprae is a non tuberculous mycobacteria and it causes a disease called leprosy, or Hansen disease. In US, the animal reservoir for Mycobacterium leprae are armadillos.
Detailed explanation-3: -It is believed that leprosy transmission occurs by close and prolonged contact between a susceptible individual and a bacillus-infected patient through inhalation of the bacilli contained in nasal secretion or Flügge droplets. The main route of transmission is the nasal mucosa.