Leprosy is listed as a "rare disease" by the Office of
Rare Diseases (ORD) of the National Institutes of Health
(NIH). This means that Leprosy, or a subtype of Leprosy,
affects less than 200,000 people in the US population.
Source - National Institutes of Health (NIH)
Ophanet, a consortium of European partners,
currently defines a condition rare when it affects 1 person per 2,000.
They list Leprosy as a "rare disease".
Source - Orphanet
Types of Leprosy:
Broader types of Leprosy:
Incidence (annual) of Leprosy: 108 annual cases notified in USA 1999 (MMWR 1999)
Incidence Rate of Leprosy: approx 1 in 2,518,518 or 0.00% or 108 people in USA [about data]
Worldwide prevalence:
more than 12 million
Prevalance of Leprosy:
In 1999, the world incidence of
Hansen’s disease was estimated to be 640,000; and in 2000,
738,284 cases were identified. In 2000, 91 cases occurred
in the United States. In 2000, WHO listed 91 countries as
endemic for leprosy, with India, Myanmar, and Nepal having
70% of cases. (Source: excerpt from Hansen's Disease (Leprosy): DBMD)
Complications of Leprosy:
see complications of Leprosy
Causes of Leprosy: see causes of Leprosy
Causes of Leprosy: A bacillus, Mycobacterium leprae,
that multiplies very slowly and mainly affects the skin, nerves,
and mucous membranes. The organism has never been grown in
bacteriologic media or cell culture, but has been grown in
mouse foot pads. (Source: excerpt from Hansen's Disease (Leprosy): DBMD)
Risk factors for Leprosy:
see
risk factors for Leprosy
Symptoms of Leprosy: see symptoms of Leprosy
Complications of Leprosy: see complications of Leprosy
Incubation period for Leprosy: many years, from 1 to 40 years.
More information:
see contagiousness of Leprosy
Diagnostic testing: see tests for Leprosy.
Misdiagnosis: see misdiagnosis and Leprosy.
Treatments for Leprosy:
see treatments for Leprosy
Research for Leprosy:
see research for Leprosy
Hospitalization statistics for Leprosy:
The following are statistics from various sources about hospitalizations and Leprosy:
Main name of condition: Leprosy
Class of Condition for Leprosy: bacterial
Hansen disease, Hansen's Disease (Leprosy), Hansen's Disease, elephantiasis graecorum, Lepra
Hanseniasis, Mycobacterium leprae
Source - Diseases Database
Hansen's disease
Source - WordNet 2.1
Hansen's disease
Source - Office of Rare Diseases (ORD) of the National Institutes of Health (NIH)
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