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Old 26-04-2022, 02:04 PM
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I saw this on snagfilms before and then found it again here
https://vimeo.com/454361099
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Old 23-10-2022, 04:15 PM
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As early as the 1940s scientists had suggested that TB, caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis, might cross-immunise sufferers from leprosy, caused by the related Mycobacterium leprae. The idea was born when the BCG vaccine for TB occasionally appeared to be effective against leprosy as well.

https://www.newscientist.com/article...by-rise-of-tb/

Why leprosy died out in Europe
Researchers in Switzerland say there are clues that indicate humans developed resistance to the disease
https://www.ft.com/content/df89592e-...4-00144feab7de
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Old 24-10-2022, 03:52 AM
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What a horrible disease. There is no vaccine for it yet. Leprosy is caused by a bacteria. It is treatable and if caught early, cured. Countries like India, Bangladesh, Brazil and Indonesia still account for half of all new cases each year. Here in the US, the armadillo is a known carrier of the bacteria.

In 2020, there were 15 countries reporting more than 1,000 new cases of leprosy. These were Bangladesh, Brazil, DR Congo, Ethiopia, India, Indonesia, Madagascar, Mozambique, Myanmar, Nepal, Nigeria, Philippines, Somalia, Sri Lanka, and Tanzania.
https://www.leprosymission.org.uk/about/faqs/

According to this chart from the WHO, there were 159 cases in the US in 2020

https://apps.who.int/gho/data/node.main.A1639?lang=en

A lot of the cases still seem to pop up in African countries still. I'm guessing lack of access to medical care, sanitation and being food insecure may also be a factor. It is spread through respiratory droplets of sneezing and coughing. According to the CDC, leprosy is hard to catch and only those with a compromised immune system or malnourished are susceptible as 95% of adults can fight off the bacteria.

https://www.cdc.gov/leprosy/world-le...day/index.html
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Old 24-10-2022, 12:26 PM
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Ha - surprising to find all this amazing info on leprosy in the Film area!
A bacteria!? Terrible....and armadillos? Wow.
So these 159 cases must be in the south USA...esp, Texas.
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Old 24-10-2022, 07:58 PM
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Ha - surprising to find all this amazing info on leprosy in the Film area!
A bacteria!? Terrible....and armadillos? Wow.
So these 159 cases must be in the south USA...esp, Texas.

Yeah I was surprised when I found out about armadillos being carriers, that was years ago. They're the state animal in TX. It is legal to hunt them though.
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Old 17-11-2022, 04:48 PM
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Leprosy: Ancient disease able to regenerate organs
https://www.bbc.com/news/health-63626239
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Old 17-11-2022, 07:42 PM
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Yeah I was surprised when I found out about armadillos being carriers, that was years ago. They're the state animal in TX. It is legal to hunt them though.

Are you saying that as a relief? It is not the armadillo's fault... it's just the lowlife insensitive bugs.

There's also bats in the USA that may carry rabies ((an infected bat biting you at night when you keep the windows open... once symptoms kick in you'll go crazy and your bite will infect others aka you're like a zombie/vampire/etc.)).

Then there are rodents in the USA that may carry plague. Yes, it still exists. It is estimated that it killed 1/3 Europeans back in the 1340s....

There are remedies and with a good vaxx campaign it can be (near) eradicated. But that takes political will to actually help wildlife... (and thus people, indirectly)

These cases of leprosy are sad. These people are hidden and shunned for the rest of their lives.
More should be done to get rid of all these diseases.
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Old 09-04-2023, 01:32 PM
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The leprosy bacteria infect macrophages and cause them to produce nitric oxide which damages nerve cells.

Leprosy turns the immune system against itself, study finds
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/...lf-study-finds
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Old 15-09-2023, 05:39 PM
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Leprosy bacteria can survive in soil
Leprosy bacteria cannot survive on its own. It must live inside of a ‘host’ or even in the best conditions, it will die within a few days. The smallest host a leprosy bacteria could infect is an amoeba and American researchers have demonstrated that common soil amoeba found worldwide could host leprosy bacteria and keep it alive for months in a lab.

This means it can be possible to contract leprosy through exposure to dust and dirt in the air above soil that is infected by leprosy. It is also possible to contract leprosy if an open wound comes in contact with that soil.

https://www.leprosymission.org/blog/...-transmission/

Florida man gets unexplained leprosy case; doctors suspect local soil
https://arstechnica.com/health/2023/...ct-local-soil/
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