But any disease outbreak is worrisome, so here’s what you need to know. What is leprosy? Leprosy, also known as Hansen’s disease or kusta in Malay, is a chronic infectious disease caused by ...

Is leprosy still a threat today? Though the disease has been curable for decades, over 200,000 people still suffer from it worldwide. How did leprosy go from a feared curse to a treatable illness? The ...

One of the world’s oldest diseases has an even more complex history than expected. Research out today reveals that a form of leprosy was stalking people in the Americas long before Europeans ...

The history books say Europeans brought leprosy to the Americas, but analysis of ancient DNA reveals that a form of the ...

Unearthing the hidden history of leprosy in the Americas-tracing its ancient origins, evolution, and profound impact on ...

Long considered a disease brought to the Americas by European colonizers, leprosy may actually have a much older history on the American continent. Scientists from the Institut Pasteur, the CNRS, and ...

A Contact Cohorts Analysis (COCOA) study, conducted in four districts of north-western Bangladesh, found that leprosy can ...

Researchers found traces of Mycobacterium lepromatosis in thousand-year-old human remains in Canada and Argentina.

Leprosy resurfaces in India due to climate change, poverty, and stigma, demanding urgent interventions and visibility.

Leprosy, as Oliver Basciano notes in his fascinating and humane book Outcast, is more than an illness. It’s a byword, a ...

Egyptian Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly has directed officials on Tuesday to intensify efforts aimed at eradicating leprosy, ...