The causes and prevention of leprosy
Leprosy is also called the disease of leprosy and is now also known as Hansen's disease . Once upon a time , the disease is considered excessive by reducing the social stigma for the people . However , leprosy is now familiar and people who suffer from this disease should not be ostracized from society . Leprosy is a chronic disease that causes damage to the skin system , respiratory , nervous , testis , and eye . However , leprosy does not cause death or loss of limb as easily as feared by most people .
Leprosy exist in almost all over the world and most often found in developing countries . Why ? Because the disease is likely related to the down and dirty environments commonly found in rural areas and poor neighborhoods . Endemic areas like this are usually difficult to obtain clean water , do not have a bed so slept on the floor , and malnutrition . Men have the risk of leprosy, which is higher than women .
Causes of Leprosy
Myobacterium Leprosy is caused by Mycobacterium leprae , the type of bacteria that family with M. tuberculosis, the bacterium that causes tuberculosis . This bacterium is resistant to acid and if not get a good therapy can be increased up to six-fold . Leprae bacteria grow and multiply in the body that are warm like the groin , head , armpit . and the center of the back . In addition , also settled in the moist tissues of the body such as the upper respiratory tract , skin , eyes front room , testis , and peripheral nerves .Leprosy divided into 3 types , namely tuberculoid leprosy , multibacillary leprosy , and leprosy lepormatosa . Tuberculoid leprosy causing one or more hypopigmented skin macules and anesthetic . Were multibacillary leprosy at moderate severity in which the skin lesions arise in large quantities and irregular interference with sarah so skin stimulation can not be decreased or even disappeared . Because it is not stable , this type can be returned to the initial level or even more and lead to a higher level , namely leprosy lepormatosa . Leprosy lepormatosa is the highest severity level , which is raised nodules , lesions , skin plaques symmetrical , the dermis skin thinning , to nasal blockage and nasal bleeding .
Leprosy complications and Disease Prevention
Transmission of leprosy infection can occur through nasal mucus , fertile soil , and the skin is broken . If the disease is not immediately have good handling , then there can be complications in the limbs , nose , eyes , nerves and testicular abscess . Limbs can lose sense of taste and not working properly , nasal cartilage damage , vision problems , testicular tract infection , and damage to the nervous system .Preventing leprosy done with BCG vaccine . Meanwhile , treatment of leprosy was originally done with dapsone , but now no longer used because the bacteria have developed resistance to the drug . In the years 1960-1970 , found a drug called clofazimine and rifampicin , until finally recombined with dapsone by the WHO Expert Committee . Treatment with these drugs can not be done in a single order to avoid bacterial resistance . However , such therapy is difficult to access by developing countries because of the high cost . In 1995 , the WHO finally giving a free package for the treatment of leprosy endemic countries . Now , treatment and intensive care for leprosy address is not hard to find . Many hospitals that provide treatment at an affordable cost with effective results . The important thing is as soon as possible to take appropriate steps !