Leprosy, also known as Hansen’s disease, is rare in the U.S., but cases are on the rise in Florida. (frank600/Getty Images) Leprosy may sound like an affliction from a bygone era, but the disease — ...

Leprosy can be caused by two different bacteria, one of which was only identified in 2008. Kateryna Kon/Science Photo Library via Getty Images This age-old neglected tropical disease, which is still ...

In recent weeks, you may have seen alarming headlines about how leprosy might become “endemic” in Florida. As a physician in Florida who specializes in treating leprosy, also known as Hansen’s disease ...

Leprosy, an illness that can be traced back to Biblical times and is believed to be the oldest disease in mankind, is also known as Hansen’s disease. It can lead to nerve damage and disfigurement in ...

Leprosy hearkens back centuries, all the way to its reference in the Bible in the Book of Leviticus. People in Florida are talking about leprosy again — and not just in church or Sunday school. More ...

Out of the 36 people who were diagnosed with leprosy this year in Florida, 27 of them acquired the disease within the state ...

Leprosy is a chronic infectious disease which is caused by a type of bacteria called Mycobacterium leprae. It is a highly contagious disease that targets the skin and peripheral nerves. A new analysis ...

Leprosy has existed since at least Biblical times, yet scientists still don't know exactly how Mycobacterium leprae causes the disease's symptoms. Though antibiotics can treat the illness, researchers ...

“We have known [for a long time] that the liver will regenerate after injury,” biologist Udayan Apte, associate director of the University of Kansas Liver Center, tells Inverse. “We know now [from ...

The history of leprosy in the Americas runs deeper than once thought, according to research published this May in Science. Well over a millennium ago—before European colonization—the bacterium ...

Leprosy is one of the oldest known diseases, but it remains surrounded by numerous myths and misconceptions. These myths tend to cause fear, stigma, and discrimination against individuals who are ...

The word “leprosy” conjures images of biblical plagues, but the disease is still with us today. Caused by infectious bacteria, some 200,000 new cases are reported each year, according to the World ...