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Leprosy Learning Center
Causes could include:
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Mycobacterium leprae
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Leprosy is caused by the organism Mycobacterium leprae. It is not very contagious (difficult to transmit) and has a long incubation period (time before symptoms appear), which makes it difficult to determine where or when the disease was contracte...
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The organism that causes leprosy is a rod-shaped bacterium called Mycobacterium leprae . This bacterium is related to Mycobacterium tuberculosis , the causative agent of tuberculosis . Because special staining techniques involving acids are requir...
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