Posted on 03/22/2024 12:30:02 PM PDT by george76
Leprosy is on the rise again in the United States, particularly in Florida..
The U.S. is experiencing cases creep upwards, with the number of infections across the country more than doubling over the past decade..
there were 159 new cases of leprosy in the U.S. in 2020, around a fifth of which were in Florida. Of the Florida cases, 81 percent were found in central Florida.
Cases in the southeastern states have nearly doubled over the last decade
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Leprosy—also known as Hansen's disease—is caused by the bacteria Mycobacterium leprae and Mycobacterium lepromatosis, and is one of the oldest recorded diseases, having infected humans for thousands of years. It primarily affects the skin, peripheral nerves, mucosa of the upper respiratory tract, and eyes, and causes symptoms including skin lesions, which may be lighter or darker than the surrounding skin and may lack sensation.
Other symptoms can include numbness or weakness in the hands and feet, nerve damage, and in severe cases, deformities and disabilities.
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The only known animal-human transmission route of the disease is from armadillos, and interaction with armadillos is often associated with cases of leprosy. However, many people also catch it from other humans, or even without human-human interaction, mystifying researchers.
"Besides humans, M. leprae is known to infect armadillos, red squirrels in the U.K. and chimpanzees in the West African countries of Guinea Bissau and Ivory Coast,"
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Leprosy is treatable with multidrug therapy (MDT), which typically includes a combination of antibiotics such as dapsone, rifampicin, and clofazimine. Early diagnosis and treatment are crucial to prevent complications and reduce transmission of the disease.
(Excerpt) Read more at newsweek.com ...
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Yeah, it's a mystery alright... /s
The article says it can be treated... and no one would ever blame DeSantis unless they were a brain-dead democrat. DeSantris has been fighting illegals forever...
Malaria is back is screw worms(possibly)
There is a resident in the apartment complex I live in that has it.
Bumps on bumps on bumps all over his head/face and arms (no idea how bad it is on the rest of the body, since it is always covered up).
I am glad I live on the first floor since I don’t have to touch the hand railing.. he always has puss oozing out of the lesions on his hands and arms.
I have expressed my concern to the landlord, but she just brushes it off.
ILLEGALS.
Much like Black Plague leprosy is a disease that never really went away, settled into the animal population (armadillos in America) and people actually get it all time. Which of course makes it ready made for fear mongers to periodically bring up like it’s a “fresh invasion”, but they’re outright lying. Global leprosy rates have averaged around half a million cases a year for the entire 21st century. Yes there was a big dip in 2020, but it climbed right back up after that. There’s nothing new here. Don’t pet armadillos.
It may be neurofibromatosis,
https://www.healthline.com/health/neurofibromatosis-1
A genetic disease. Fairly common but most people only have a few lesions.
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