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This mildly infectious disease develops slowly, often over many years . it can only spread from persons who have untreated leprosy, to persons who have ' low resistance' to the disease. to the disease.
In areas where leprosy is common, children should be checked every 6 to 12 months especially children living with a person who has leprosy.
Signs:
Leprosy can cause a variety of skin problems, loss if felling, and paralysis of the hands and feet.
The first signs of leprosy is often a slowly growing patch on the skin that does not itch or hurt.
At fist , feeling inside the patch may be normal. Keep watching it. If feeling in the patch becomes reduced or absent.
Later signs differ according to the person's natural resistance to the disease.
Notice that one may be seeing is:
- Tingling, numbness or loss of feeling in hand or feet.
- Slight weakness or deformities in the hands and feet.
- Swollen nerves that form thick cords under the skin. Nerves may or may not be painful when you press them.
Treatment of Leprosy:
Leprosy is usually curable, but medicine must usually be taken for years. The best medicine is dapsonr, if possible combined with rifampin and clofazine. If a ' lepra reaction' ( fever, a rash, pain and perhaps swelling of hands and feet, or eye damage) occurs or gets worse while taking the medicine, keep taking it but get medical help. A course of prednisolone may be needed.
In areas where leprosy is common, children should be checked every 6 to 12 months especially children living with a person who has leprosy.
Signs:
Leprosy can cause a variety of skin problems, loss if felling, and paralysis of the hands and feet.
The first signs of leprosy is often a slowly growing patch on the skin that does not itch or hurt.
At fist , feeling inside the patch may be normal. Keep watching it. If feeling in the patch becomes reduced or absent.
Later signs differ according to the person's natural resistance to the disease.
Notice that one may be seeing is:
- Tingling, numbness or loss of feeling in hand or feet.
- Slight weakness or deformities in the hands and feet.
- Swollen nerves that form thick cords under the skin. Nerves may or may not be painful when you press them.
Treatment of Leprosy:
Leprosy is usually curable, but medicine must usually be taken for years. The best medicine is dapsonr, if possible combined with rifampin and clofazine. If a ' lepra reaction' ( fever, a rash, pain and perhaps swelling of hands and feet, or eye damage) occurs or gets worse while taking the medicine, keep taking it but get medical help. A course of prednisolone may be needed.
