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Leprosy overview

1.) Introduction- What is a pandemic? What is an epidemic?
An epidemic is a deasise that affects many people and a pandemic affects people across many countries.
2.) Introduce your disease. What is the disease? Provide a description/definition.
Leprosy is a bacterial infection from the micro bacterium separate. It affects the skin, nerves, and respiratory system.
3.) Where and when did the disease originate?
Leprosy started in 1873 in Norway.
4.) What are the symptoms of the disease? How does it spread?
Changing skin and sensitive skin are signs. You can also have numbness in the hands and feet. Muscles weakness and eyesight problems can also be. sign. It is not highly contagious, but its spread by nasal secretions.
5.) What population sets were hardest hit by the disease?
Leprosy is a big problem in Africa and Asia.
6.) What is the mortality rate of the disease?
The mortality rate of the disease is 9%.
Leprosy Demonstrates How Fear of Disease Spreads—and Lives Forever

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