Transcript Leprosy
By Meagan Rock Two ways of diagnosing: -skin lesions -positive skin smear Positive – Tuberculoid Negative - Lepromatous Pauci-bacillary(PB) – Rifampicin and Dapsone for 6 months Multi-bacillary(MB) – Rifampicin, Clofazimine and Dapsone for 12 months So far, there has been no resistance to anti-leprosy treatment when used as MDT In 1991 WHO passed a resolution to eliminate leprosy as a public health problem by the year 2000 Leprosy has been eliminated from 119 countries out of 122 countries where the disease was considered as a public health problem in 1985 Leprosy Hanson’s disease "Causes of Leprosy." eMED TV. Clinaero, Inc., 2006. Web. 6 Dec 2010. <http://diseases.emedtv.com/leprosy/causes-of-leprosy.html>. Fox, Alvin. "MYCOBACTERIA AND CORYNEBACTERIA ." Microbiology and Immunology On-line. The Board of Trustees of the University of South Carolina, 28 Jun 2010. Web. 6 Dec 2010. <http://pathmicro.med.sc.edu/fox/mycobacteria.htm>. Greer, Alex. "Davidson College." Mycobacterium Leprae. Alex Greer, 2007. Web. 6 Dec 2010. <http://www.bio.davidson.edu/people/sosarafova/Assets/Bio307/algreer/lifecycle.html>. "History of Leprosy." N.p., n.d. Web. 6 Dec 2010. <http://www.stanford.edu/group/parasites/ParaSites2005/Leprosy/history.htm>. Ishii, FirstNorihisa. " Recent advances in the treatment of leprosy." Dermatology Online Journal. Dermatology Online Journal, 2003. Web. 6 Dec 2010. <http://dermatology.cdlib.org/92/reviews/leprosy/ishii.html>. "Kalaupapa Leper Colony." Atlas Abscura. Atlas Abscura, 2010. Web. 6 Dec 2010. <http://atlasobscura.com/place/kalaupapa-leper-colony>. "Lepromin skin test." MD Consult. Elsevier Inc., 28 Aug 2009. Web. 6 Dec 2010. <http://www.mdconsult.com/das/patient/body/229186752-2/0/10041/32010.html>. "Leprosy." Merck. Merck & Co, Inc., 2001. Web. 6 Dec 2010. <http://www.merckmanuals.com/home/sec17/ch194/ch194a.htmlMer>. "Leprosy treatment." Health Care Information Directpry. iHealth Directpry, 2010. Web. 6 Dec 2010. <http://www.ihealthdirectory.com/leprosy-treatment/>. "Leprosy." WD. Health Grades Inc., 18 Nov 2010. Web. 6 Dec 2010. <http://www.wrongdiagnosis.com/l/leprosy/intro.htm>. "Leprosy." Webster's Online Dictionary. N.p., n.d. Web. 6 Dec 2010. <http://www.websters-onlinedictionary.org/definitions/leprosy?cx=partner-pub-0939450753529744%3Av0qd01tdlq&cof=FORID%3A9&ie=UTF-8&q=leprosy&sa=Search#922>. "Leprosy." World Health Organization. WHO, 2010. Web. 6 Dec 2010. <http://www.who.int/lep/research/en/>. "Mycobacterium leprae." Medpedia. Medpedia, Inc., 2007. Web. 6 Dec 2010. <http://wiki.medpedia.com/Mycobacterium_leprae>. "Mycobacterium leprae." MicroWiki. N.p., 19 Aug 2010. Web. 6 Dec 2010. <http://microbewiki.kenyon.edu/index.php/Mycobacterium_leprae>. "Pathogen Profile Dictionary." Mycobacterium Leprae. The Journal of Undergraduate Biological Studies , 2010. Web. 6 Dec 2010. <http://ppdictionary.com/bacteria/gpbac/leprae.htm>. "Researchers find how leprosy bacterium selects and attacks nerves." The Rockefeller University. The Rockefeller University, 2004. Web. 6 Dec 2010. <http://runews.rockefeller.edu/index.php?page=engine&id=305>. "The Bacteria of Leprosy." Stanford. N.p., n.d. Web. 6 Dec 2010. <http://www.stanford.edu/class/humbio103/ParaSites2006/Leprosy/bacteria.htm>. Werner, David. "A guide for community health workers, rehabilitation workers, and families." Disabled Village Children. Japanese Society for Rehabilitation of Persons with Disabilities, 2007. Web. 6 Dec 2010. <http://www.dinf.ne.jp/doc/english/global/david/dwe002/dwe00228.html>.