Posts Tagged ‘The cause: Mycobacterium leprae and its transmission’
Hansen’s Disease (Leprosy): Etiology: Mycobacterium leprae and its transmission (For Professionals)
Thursday, June 10th, 2010Mycobacterium leprae is the cause of leprosy – the organism being first discovered by Armauer Hansen in 1873. The infected human being is considered to be the only source of infection. Although 4% of the nine-banded armadillo in the USA have naturally acquired leprosy-like disease, only a handful of the spread from the armadillo to […]