Leprosy
Leprosy, also known as Hansen's disease (HD), is a long-term infection by the bacteria Mycobacterium leprae or Mycobacterium lepromatosis. Infection can lead to damage of the nerves, respiratory tract, skin, and eyes. This nerve damage may result in a lack of ability to feel pain, which can lead to the loss of parts of a person's extremities from repeated injuries or infection due to unnoticed wounds. An infected person may also experience muscle weakness and poor eyesight. Leprosy symptoms may begin within one year, but for some people symptoms may take 20 years or more to occur.Leprosy is spread between …
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Queen's University School of Policy Studies · 8 April 2024 English
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UAP: University of Alberta Press · 5 April 2024 English
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Citizen Lab, Munk Centre for International Studies, University of Toronto · 14 March 2024 English
• The nature of the information that may be revealed by biometric data: We would recommend further elaboration of the discussion of the heightened sensitivity of the information that some …
acceptable biometric (e.g., amputees, survivors of leprosy, etc.) to enroll in the first place b. People for …
Newfoundland & Labrador Department of Health and Community Services · 27 October 2023
The collection and analysis of surveillance data allows for the assessment of trends in communicable disease epidemiology and for appropriate resource allocation. [...] Authority The Public Health Protection and Promotion …
(laboratory-confirmed only) 1,165 221.5 Legionellosis 1 0.2 Leprosy 0 0 Listeria 4 0.8 Louse or Tick-borne Diseases …
UOP: University of Ottawa Press · 24 October 2023 English
Dans The Top Ten Diseases of All Time, Stacey Smith? présente les dix maladies les plus meurtrières et leurs effets sur la société, fournissant une mine d’informations sur la trajectoire …
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UMP: University of Manitoba Press · 1 September 2023 English
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DDN: Dundurn Press · 6 June 2023 English
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INN: Inanna Publications and Education Inc. · 23 May 2023 English
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INN: Inanna Publications and Education Inc. · 16 May 2023 English
are ill; I will treat you as though you have Leprosy and tomorrow your welts will begin to melt into …
DDN: Dundurn Press · 25 April 2023 English
From Winnipeg winterscapes to Toronto’s condo culture, from Havana’s haunted streets to Trinidad’s calamitous environs, the stories in Suite as Sugar are permeated with the violence of colonial histories, personal …
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