LEPERS' STIGMA - SHUNNED BY SOCIETY SUNGAI BULOH, Feb 15 (Bernama) -- Until the middle of the last century,leprosy was a dreaded disease whose sufferers, known as lepers, where shunned onthe fear that they might infect others.Leprosy which is also known as ''Hansen''s Disease'' is a communicable diseasecaused by infection of Mycobacterium leprae.(The name Hansen''s disease is taken from the person who discoveredMycobacterium ...
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Leper's stigma: Shunned by society SUNGAI BULOH, Feb 15 (Bernama) -- Until the middle of the last century, leprosy was a dreaded disease whose sufferers, known as lepers, where shunned on the fear that they might infect others.
How showering can make you sick After weeks of coughing to the point of exhaustion, Mary Lou Area went to see a specialist who diagnosed her with nontuberculoses mycobacterium complex. She caught it by taking a shower.
Stealthy leprosy pathogen evades critical vitamin D-dependent immune response ( University of California - Los Angeles Health Sciences ) UCLA researchers discovered that the leprosy pathogen Mycobacterium leprae was able to evade immune activity that is dependent on vitamin D, a natural hormone that plays an essential role in the body's fight against infections. A better understanding of how these pathogens can escape the immune system may be helpful in designing more ...
Novel tuberculosis research technology published According to the World Health Organization (WHO), one-third of the world's population is currently infected with tuberculosis bacteria. The bacteria is incredibly resistant to treatment, and despite its prevalence, very little is known about why it is so stress tolerant. But, researchers at the University of Pittsburgh have been developing a new way of culturing tuberculosis bacteria, which ...
Leprosy pathogen evades critical vitamin D-dependent immune response Washington, Jan 30 (ANI): The pathogen behind leprosy has an extraordinary ability to dodge the human immune system by inhibiting the antimicrobial responses vital to our defenses, a new study has revealed.