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Leprosy is entirely curable if a person starts treatment as soon as they notice symptoms and if they follow the treatment plan that is given to them by a health worker.
The Leprosy Mission believes that persons affected by leprosy should be welcome and integrated into any society. There is no need to isolate any person affected by leprosy.
Leprosy is not hereditary, meaning it is not passed down through the genes from a parent to a child.
Leprosy is caused by a germ
There is less than a 2 percent chance that a person who has been recently diagnosed with leprosy has passed the disease on to other people in their household.
Many people think of leprosy as an ancient disease. That is both wrong and right. It is both an ancient disease and a modern disease.