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Leprosy : Prevention

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Prevention List

Prevention could include:
  • Avoid contact with infected individuals

Prevention Overview Articles

Leprosy
Prevention consists of avoiding close physical contact with untreated people. People on long-term medication become noninfectious (they do not transmit the organism that causes the disease.
Source:ADAM
Date:July 25, 2007
Leprosy
By early diagnosis and appropriate treatment of infected individuals, even a disease as ancient as leprosy can be controlled. People who are in immediate contact with the leprosy patient should be tested for leprosy. Annual examinations should als...
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Medicine
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