Leprosy: review of the epidemiological, clinical, and etiopathogenic aspects - Part 1

Leprosy: review of the epidemiological, clinical, and etiopathogenic aspects - Part 1

Leprosy is caused by Mycobacterium leprae and has been known since biblical times. It is still endemic in many regions of the world and a public health problem in Brazil. The prevalence rate in 2011 reached 1.54 cases per 10,000 inhabitants in Brazil. The mechanism of transmission of leprosy consist...

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Main Authors: Joel Carlos Lastória, Marilda Aparecida Milanez Morgado de Abreu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Dermatologia 2014-04-01
Series:Anais Brasileiros de Dermatologia
Subjects:
Classification
Clinical diagnosis
Disease transmission, infectious
Education, continuing
Epidemiology
Genetic phenomena
Immunologic factors
Leprosy
Mycobacterium leprae
Signs and symptoms
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