Floridians should avoid wrestling armadillos unless necessary
I the past few years have seemed biblical. First came a pandemic. Then war, followed by food shortages, fires and floods. Just when it seemed that things could not look more like the end of days, leprosy has joined the list. Hansen’s disease, better known as leprosy, is a tropical malady that is…#clinicians #charlesdunn #rajivnathoo #orlando #florida #drdunn #brazil #indonesia #barrybloom #drbloom (Source: Reuters: Health)
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Regaining Momentum for a Leprosy Free World
WHO Goodwill Ambassador Sasakawa with some of the representatives from persons affected by leprosy organizations that participated in the Bergen International Conference on Hansen’s Disease (June 21–22, 2023).By Yohei SasakawaTOKYO, Japan, Aug 28 2023 (IPS-Partners) This year marks the 150th anniversary of the discovery of the leprosy bacillus by Dr. Gerhard Armauer Hansen in Bergen, Norway. To prompt reflection on the past and build momentum for a zero leprosy future, the Sasakawa Leprosy (Hansen’s Disease) Initiative and the University of Bergen co-hosted an international conference on June 21–22. The conference ...
Source: IPS Inter Press Service - Health - August 28, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Yohei Sasakawa Tags: Health Human Rights Source Type: news
What You Don't Know About Leprosy
(MedPage Today) -- In this video, Claire Panosian Dunavan, MD, professor of medicine and infectious diseases at the David Geffen School of Medicine at the University of California Los Angeles (UCLA), and Maria Teresa Ochoa, MD, clinical professor... (Source: MedPage Today Infectious Disease)
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Should We Be Surprised by Leprosy's Recent Spike in Florida?
(MedPage Today) -- Author's note: In this column, "leprosy" and "Hansen's disease" are used interchangeably. "Leper" -- a highly stigmatizing term -- should not be used to refer to an infected person.
Earlier this month, a report in Emerging... (Source: MedPage Today Infectious Disease)
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Despite Recent Uptick, Leprosy Is Very Rare, Expert Says Despite Recent Uptick, Leprosy Is Very Rare, Expert Says
A research letter describes a case of leprosy in a 54-year-old man who worked in landscaping; the patient sought treatment at a dermatology clinic in 2022 for a painful and progressive erythematous rash.MDedge News (Source: Medscape Dermatology Headlines)
Source: Medscape Dermatology Headlines - August 14, 2023 Category: Dermatology Tags: Dermatology News Source Type: news
Growing Number Of Leprosy Cases Reported After COVID-19 Vaccination
Authored by Zachary Stieber via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), A growing number of leprosy cases are being reported after COVID-19 vaccination, including two cases in the United Kingdom that researchers said may have been caused…#zacharystieber #epochtimes #unitedkingdom #leprosyclinic #pfizer #mycobacterium #findings #barbaradebarros #debarros #fri (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - August 11, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Leprosy on the Rise in Florida
FRIDAY, Aug. 4, 2023 -- A wave of leprosy cases in Florida has led public health officials to conclude the disease-causing bacteria may be naturally found in the state.
In the past, most people with leprosy in the United States had been first... (Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News)
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Leprosy on the Rise in Florida: An Expert Answers Your Questions
FRIDAY, Aug. 4, 2023 -- A wave of leprosy cases in Florida has led public health officials to conclude the disease-causing bacteria may be naturally found in the state.
In the past, most people with leprosy in the United States had been first... (Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews)
Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews - August 4, 2023 Category: General Medicine Source Type: news
Leprosy May Be Endemic in Central Florida, Scientists Report
Still, there are fewer than 200 cases nationally each year, and the numbers have fallen significantly from the peak decades ago. (Source: NYT Health)
Source: NYT Health - August 2, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Apoorva Mandavilli Tags: your-feed-health your-feed-healthcare Bacteria Leprosy (Hansen ' s Disease) Armadillos Research Disabilities Emerging Infectious Diseases (Journal) Florida Source Type: news
CDC report finds leprosy endemic in southeastern United States, particularly Florida
Leprosy, a chronic infectious disease that leads to serious skin lesions, is at the endemic stage in the southeastern United States, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Wednesday. (Source: Health News - UPI.com)
Source: Health News - UPI.com - August 2, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Can leprosy be cured? CDC issues travel advisory to Florida after state sees increase in cases
The disease, if left untreated, can cause severe disabilities including blindness and the curling of the hands and feet. It may now be endemic to central Florida. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
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Leprosy May Be Endemic In Southeastern U.S. —But It’s Still Rare: Causes, Symptoms And Treatment
The disease is curable using a multi-drug treatment that includes typically two or three antibiotics taken over the course of a year or two. (Source: Forbes.com Healthcare News)
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CDC warning as leprosy cases increase in Florida
Infectious disease agency suggests central portion of state may have become ‘endemic location’ for potentially debilitating diseaseLeprosy cases are surging in Florida,said the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), with a new report suggesting the central area of the state may have become an “endemic location” for the infectious, potentially debilitating disease.There were 159 new cases of leprosy in the US in 2020, the most recent year for which data was studied, according to a report published on Monday by the CDC. Florida was among the top reporting states, and almost a fifth of all cases were rep...
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - August 1, 2023 Category: Science Authors: Adam Gabbatt in New York Tags: Florida US news Infectious diseases World news Science Health Society Source Type: news
Pee-Wee Herman Actor Dies; Leprosy Endemic in Florida? Senator With Facial Numbness
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Paul Reubens, the actor who played Pee-wee Herman in the 1980s and 90s, died at the age of 70 after a 6-year fight with cancer. (NBC News)
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California Cases Show Home-Grown Leprosy Is Still a Threat
THURSDAY, June 29, 2023 -- Leprosy is an ancient infectious disease, but it has not been banished to the past, or from the United States.
That ' s the key takeaway from a new report describing six cases of leprosy among California residents. All were... (Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews)
Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews - June 29, 2023 Category: General Medicine Source Type: news
