leprosy

Spuds were variously thought to cause leprosy, to be fit only for animals, to be associated with the devil or to be poisonous.

The King of Israel is skeptical. He asks: "Am I God, to deal death or give life, that this fellow writes to me to cure a man of leprosy? "

But this time he was no longer a beggar-man black with leprosy and with feet and hands that had rotted away.

It is an old leprosy in the skin of his flesh, and the priest shall pronounce him unclean, and shall not shut him up: for he is unclean.

Naaman was frustrated by the runaround he thought he was getting as he sought a cure for his leprosy.

In his youth it was discovered that he had contracted leprosy and, due to his young age, most people thought he would not reign long.

Ore cinnabar, a form of mercury, had been used in the 1300's for the treatment of various skin diseases including leprosy .

Uzziah rested with his fathers and was buried near them in a field for burial that belonged to the kings, for people said, 'He had leprosy.

Jesus reached out his hand and touched the man. "I am willing, " he said. "Be clean! " And immediately the leprosy left him.

Jesus reached out his hand and touched the man. "I am willing, " he said. "Be clean! " Immediately he was cured [2] of his leprosy.

She was accused of embezzling money from her charitable fund, of having leprosy herself and even of fabricating the entire Siberian journey.

The hermit had given him a pot of ointment for the leprosy and a bottle of oil that would cure the grating voice.

Why does this fellow send someone to me to be cured of his leprosy?

While he was raging at the priests in their presence before the incense altar in the Lord 's temple, leprosy broke out on his forehead.

Leprosy patients that said: "Of course! Sinister but good people, they are after nothing but themselves, will not help me. "

Thanks to Eunice Weaver's efforts, the leprosy rate in Brazil is now down to less than one person in a thousand.

The detestable maxim, Live on the enemy! produced this leprosy, which a strict discipline alone could heal.

In 1972, he wrote: "If I had one gift which I could give to people with leprosy, it would be the gift of pain. "

An alien suffering from mental disorder, leprosy, AIDS, venereal diseases, contagious tuberculosis or other infectious diseases.

In this "house to see, go cry" remote cottage, big horn publicizing the scattered villagers heard the "leprosy" to terrified.

Objective: To explore the quality of life in leprosy patients who cured in community and its influencing factors.

And the priest shall see the raw flesh, and pronounce him to be unclean: for the raw flesh is unclean: it is a leprosy.

Objective To understand the family functions of leprosy patients in rural community of Zhejiang province.

Moreover, political commitment needs to be sustained in countries where leprosy remains a public health problem.

my cousin had leprosy. It's not funny, you know?

The bark and leaves are used for the treatment of leprosy and asthma, respectively.

But when explorers first brought this South American vegetable back to Europe, peasants feared it would cause leprosy.

Twinkling of an eye, his struggle for nearly 40 years of leprosy even better!

Women, people with leprosy and others marginalised from society are touched by his life.

She sold the Lincoln Continentallimousine, a gift from the Pope, at auction and used the money to open a hospital for leprosy.

Since the sixteenth century leprosy had disappeared from most part of Europe.

Elimination of leprosy as a public health problem is defined as a prevalence rate of less than one case per 10 000 persons.

There were many people with leprosy around the age of thirty .

And if the priest see that, behold, the scab spreadeth in the skin, then the priest shall pronounce him unclean: it is a leprosy.

incidence decline in the number of acute hemorrhagic conjunctivitis, leprosy and other infectious diarrheal diseases .

Novartis renewed its commitment to donate an unlimited supply of multidrug therapy and loose clofazimine for leprosy and its complications.

Major diseases, like syphilis, gonorrhoea, leprosy, and tuberculosis, lost much of their sting.

These countries remain highly committed to eliminating the disease, and continue to intensify their leprosy control activities.

In Vilyuysk, we describe the symptoms of leprosy to a traditional Sakha healer who practices in the town.

The diseases include conditions like sleeping sickness, guinea worm and leprosy. They affect more than a billion people worldwide.

This is especially important for those under-served and marginalised communities most at risk from leprosy, often the poorest of the poor.

Leprosy may be the world's oldest known disease, but it is also one of the most misunderstood.

In India, leprosy has traditionally been considered a punishment for something bad done in a former life .

He is author of the book "Peculiar People, Amazing Lives: Leprosy, Social Exclusion and Community Making in South India. "

And as soon as he had spoken, immediately the leprosy departed from him, and he was cleansed.

If the Sakha people had had such an effective cure at their disposal, why was leprosy so devastatingly prevalent in the region?

Leprosy, they imagine, is highly contagious. So people are always away from the lepers.

Should the household contact examination in a low endemic situation of leprosy continue?

East Indian tree with oily seeds yield chaulmoogra oil used to treat leprosy.

Leprosy (or Hansen disease): Chronic disease of the skin and superficial nerves, caused by the bacterium Mycobacterium leprae.

Leprosy was a significant medicalproblem in Norway and Iceland at the end of the 17th century, leading toextensive research efforts.

He tells us that modern knowledge about leprosy does not necessarily reduce the stigma .

Leprosy has been eliminated from 119 countries out of 122 countries where the disease was considered as a public health problem in 1985.

Leprosy is curable and treatment provided in the early stages averts disability.

Used to treat leprosy. It can slow down the growth and weakly kill Mycobacterium leprae, the bacteria that cause leprosy.

The biggest disease today is not leprosy or tuberculosis, but rather the feeling of being unwanted.

He would cure him of his leprosy.

Methods The newly detected leprosy patients were surveyed and analyzed statistically.

DNA also shows that Tut was probably spared bubonic plague, tuberculosis, leprosy or leishmaniasis.

VOICE: Her research has involved devising preventative measures for leprosy, and cures for cancer.

God listened to the leprosy patients, then after a little angry, ask him once: "You should not be healing in the end? "

Leprosy -- also called Hansen's disease -- is a bacterial disease that causes skin wounds and nerve damage.

King Uzziah had leprosy until the day he died. He lived in a separate house -leprous, and excluded from the temple of the Lord .

Untreated, leprosy can cause progressive and permanent damage to the skin, nerves, limbs and eyes.

This discovery has led some to compare leprosy to other infectious diseases that leaped from animals to humans.

Objective To discuss the precautions against leprosy in Liuzhou City since its eradication.

TheWorld Health Organization is currently implementing a "Final Push" strategy to eliminate leprosy globally.

Now there were four men with leprosy at the entrance of the city gate. They said to each other, 'Why stay here until we die?

Ill patient of leprosy shoe leprosy arrived later period, hands or feet often loses consciousness.

Why did Jesus advise those healed leprosy patients not to publicize?

The Nine is for the lepers that Jesus cleansed of leprosy He cleansed ten, but nine never thanked Him.

The image of leprosy has to be changed at the global, national and local levels.

Objective: To investigate the clinical efficacy of magnesium sulfate solutions for external use in 30 leprosy cases with sole ulcer.

Every year, about 150 Americans are diagnosed with leprosy, a disease that disfigures the skin and affects the nervous system.

In order to reach all patients, treatment of leprosy needs to be fully integrated into general health services.

the rise of aids and other deadly diseases along with armed conflicts and social tension make treating leprosy in africa difficult .

As of the beginning of 2005, the number of cases of leprosy worldwide was 286 000, a drop of 38% from the beginning of 2004.

Chinese President praises local educational officer Lin Qiang for his love and support of people in remote leprosy village.

His first experience in public health was in the treatment of leprosy in the South Pacific.

Theclinical manifestations of LL leprosy are cutaneous, ocular, and neurologic.

Theclinical manifestations of TT leprosy are mainly cutaneous and neurologic.

Leprosy is close to elimination--defined as less than one case per 10 000 people in the Region.

In ancient times, we learn, bad breath was considered a 'no-no, ' as bad as having leprosy.

Leprosy is a chronic infectious disease caused by Mycobacterium leprae, an acid-fast, rod-shaped bacillus.

Leprosy was recognized in the ancient civilizations of China, Egypt and India.

Most countries in this region eliminated leprosy as a public health problem nearly 7 years ago.

And immediately the leprosy departed from him.

Where did these patients, most of them from Texas and Louisiana, catch leprosy?

Immediately the leprosy left him and he was cured.

Leprosy is a chronic disease caused by a bacillus, Mycobacterium leprae.

How is leprosy eliminated in affected countries?

Leprosy is not highly infectious.

And immediately his leprosy was cleansed.

But with leprosy, the opposite is true. We infected them.

Leprosy is an extreme example of what occurs in the loss of grid work.

We look forward to the day when leprosy will be extirpated.

And forthwith his leprosy was cleansed.

We are making great strides with leprosy elimination.

An antibacterial drug, C12H12N2O2S, used primarily to TREAT leprosy and some forms of dermatitis.

To teach when it is unclean, and when it is clean: this is the law of leprosy.

Since 1985, more than 14 million patients have been cured of leprosy through the use of multidrug therapy (MDT).

Heal the sick, raise the dead, cleanse those who have leprosy, [2] drive out demons.

God is the true Physician; sins are leprosy.

Methods Materials of 8 997 cases detected and leprosy control in Yancheng City were analyzed.

Mk. 1: 42 And immediately the leprosy left him, and he was cleansed.

Histologicfindings, usually from skin biopsy, vary based on the type of leprosy.

Over the past 20 years, more than 14 million leprosy patients have been cured, about 4 million since 2000.

The first known written mention of leprosy is dated 600 BC.

The entry under kutchutka reads: 'This herb is used by the Yakut [Sakha] for curing leprosy.

Results: Quality of life in leprosy patients who cured was poorer than that in normal controls.

Leper n. A person affected by leprosy .

"This is a sign of advanced leprosy, " he says cheerfully.

This is the law for all manner of plague of leprosy, and scall.

In most DP camps in developing countries, a few cases of leprosy may be encountered.

For this is worse than leprosy.

Tellurium oxides were used as antimicrobial agents against diseases such as leprosy and tuberculosis before the development of antibiotics.

In the 1960s, M. leprae started to develop resistance to dapsone, the world's only known anti-leprosy drug at that time.

In early 2009, 213 036 cases of leprosy were reported, down from 5. 2 million in 1985.

In 2009, 244 617 cases of leprosy were reported, down from 5. 2 million in 1985.

As he was going into a village, ten men who had leprosy met him. They stood at a distance

An epidemiological study of leprosy which have been almost eliminated in Guangxi

A community-based study on subjective life satisfaction in cured patients with leprosy and its influencing factors

provided research to help reduce leprosy to the brink of elimination;

Survey on elementary knowledge about leprosy control among rural doctors and effect evaluation on intensive training in Jiangxi Province

The garment also that the plague of leprosy is in, whether it be a woollen garment, or a linen garment;

Retrospective study of tibial nerve and its branches damaged in 275 leprosy cases

Investigation on Personality and Quality of Life in Cured Patients with Leprosy

A comparative study on serological activities and their trends for four antigens in sera from normal controls and cured leprosy patients

Issues of Leprosy Prevention Facing in the State of Low Epidemic and Countermeasure

Analysis of Present Situation and Development Countermeasure to Prevention and Cure of the Leprosy

Identification of mycobacterial strains isolated from skin lesions of leprosy patients by molecular methods

A Study of Preventive and Cure Leprosy Organization Efficiency

Correlation between Pathological and Clinical Manifestations of MB Leprosy during Treatment with MDT

Problems existing in preventing leprosy after its eradication and their countermeasures

encouraging self-reporting and early treatment by promoting community awareness and changing the image of leprosy;

Small Scale Survey of the Floating Population in Beijing on Their Knowledge and Attitude Towards Leprosy

Impact of rehabilitative education on independent life ability of patients with leprosy during recovery phase

Comparison of the quality of life in cured patients with leprosy and healthy people in communities

Efficacy and Complications of Temporal Muscle Transposition for Lagophthalmos in Leprosy

Health Workers'Knowledge, Attitude and Behavior to Integration of Leprosy Prevention and Treatment

Rehabilitation awareness and needs in patients with disability due to leprosy

International Federation of Anti-Leprosy Associations;

The epidemiological features of leprosy at the stage towards leprosy elimination

Knowledge and Attitudes of Leprosy Among Primary Healthcare Workers and Residents in Shenzhen China

Rehabilitation and Prevention for the Disability and Deformity of Leprosy

Assessment on effectiveness of leprosy elimination compainoin in Wenshan prefecture, Yunnan Province

Rapid Evaluation of the Factors Impacting on rehabilitation in Leprosy

Establishment and Application of Leprosy Surveillance System in Low Epidemic Areas

To Detect the Way of Finding Leprosy Case Under a Low Endemic Situation of Leprosy Continue

A Related Analysis of Subject Life Satisfaction and Personality in Cured Leprosy Patients

Pure neural leprosy: Diagnostic value of the polymerase chain reaction

How carry out leprosy health education and spreading scientific knowledge at present

Study on new measures in early case-finding in a low epidemic situation of leprosy

Analysis of Leprosy Endemic and Its Control in Yunnan Province

The following actions are part of the ongoing leprosy elimination campaign

Discussion on Tactics of Epidemic Surveillance in Low Leprosy Prevalence Areas

A Survey on knowledge and skill for diagnosis of leprosy among Medical Workers in General Hospitals

Epidemiological Analysis of Leprosy in Zhejiang Province

Methods: Rational-Emotive therapy(RET) was used in treatment of 42 cases with leprosy;

Goodwill Ambassador for Leprosy Elimination

Effect of case finding of leprosy patients in repeated leprosy elimination campaigns area

The key steps WHO and its partners are taking to eliminate leprosy are

Ego nursing about eyes, hands, and feet make a impact MDT on leprosy disability

Epidemiological Analysis of Leprosy in Jiangsu Province

An investigation of leprosy spread and character after its extinction in Haiyang city

Analysis on case finding and some clinical features of leprosy patients in repeated Leprosy Elimination Campaigns area

Observation on the Therapeutic Efficacy of Magnesium Sulfate for Solutions External Use in 30 Leprosy Cases with Soles Ulcer

Leprosy Is No Longer a Mystery

Biomechanical study and rehabilitation on leprosy claw thumb and wrist drop

A study on evaluation and application of methods for early serodiagnosis of leprosy

Epidemiologic study on the risk factors of cataract among leprosy patients

Proper Arrangement for the Placement of Persons Cured of Leprosy

Epidemiological analysis of leprosy in Shexian county

Mycobacterium leprae - the causative agent of leprosy

Epidemiological Trends of Leprosy in Fujian Province

Epidemiological Analysis on Leprosy in Zhaoqing City

The Cost-benefit Analysis on Implementation of Multi-drugs Therapy on Leprosy Patients for 14 Years in Longyan City

Prospective observation on the effect of dapsone in prevention of leprosy in high risk populations

Summary of prevention and treatment of leprosy in Hainan Province

Evaluation on the Effect of Different Treatment Methods for Leprosy Patients in Jingzhou City

Diagnostic criteria and management of leprosy

Method and Effect of Health Education on Leprosy in the National Area of Sichuan Province

The value of PCR and immunohistochemistry methods in early diagnosis of leprosy

Treatment of silent neuritis of leprosy with prednisone

Impact of leprosy elimination campaigns on case finding

Analysis on the leprosy relapse after fixed treatment course of MDT

Surveillance of leprosy in a low epidemic area

Epidemiological survey on uvea disease in leprosy

Analysis on nerve impairment of the upper limb in 641 leprosy patients

Factors Leading to Misdiagnosis or Missed Diagnosis of Leprosy and Countermeasure to Them

Current Situation and Prediction of Leprosy in Dazhou City

Analysis of Relative Factors of Leprosy on Early Detection

Prediction of Elimination of Leprosy in Leprosy Endemic Areas of China

Squamous cell carcinoma and chronic lower leg ulcer in leprosy

A survey of non- infectious chronic disease among 128 recuperated Leprosy patients

Analysis of Leprosy Epidemic Tendency in Nanjing

Results of Field Trial of POD and Rehabilitation in Leprosy

Early detection of silent neuritis in leprosy

Anesthesia for Leg Amputation in Leprosy

Health Education in Leprosy Control

Diagnostic value of BCG poly-clonal antibody in leprosy

Effects of Self-care for People Affected by Leprosy with Disabilities for 3 Years

China journal of Leprosy and Skin Diseases

Effect of Health Education on Leprosy in Lanxi City

Studies on Epidemiology of Leprosy for 50 Years in Gansu Province

Survey on Leprosy in Taoyuan County

Effect of Self-Care 1531 in Disabled Persons Affected with Leprosy

Clinical and pathologic analysis of 12 cases of leprosy

Clinical analysis of 44 cases of pure neuritic leprosy

Discussion Way out and the History of Leprosy Disease Village

Epidemiological Analysis on Leprosy of 13 Years by te Therapy with Multidrug

A survey of oculopathy and vision in 128 hospitalised Leprosy patients

World Day to Combat Leprosy Day

Epidemiological study on disabilities in 24128 newly detected leprosy patients in China