Leprosy is in the endemic stage in the U.S. south. Central Florida accounts for about 20% of the cases nationally, the CDC said. Photo by James Gathany/Centers for Disease Control and Prevention via Wikimedia Commons Aug. 2 (UPI) — Leprosy, a chronic infectious disease that leads to serious skin lesions, is at the endemic stage in the southeastern United States, according to a report published by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
The report shared by the CDC’s Emerging Infectious Diseases Journal said Tuesday that reports of leprosy, also known as Hansen’s disease, have more than doubled over the […]
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