Leprosy is contagious and can spread through skin to skin contact and through respiratory droplets from coughing or sneezing as well as through secretions from a person infected with leprosy.
Leprosy is also known as Hansen's disease and although it is contagious it's not considered highly contagious.
Most people that do come into contact with a person infected with leprosy don't get leprosy themselves.
Although it's important to wash your hands and avoid being in direct contact with the person as much as possible.
The incubation period, which is the time between exposure and the onset of the symptoms of leprosy can range from a couple of weeks to several years.
Leprosy can be treated and is curable with antibiotics.
After someone is diagnosed and treated for leprosy, the person becomes non infectious and no longer poses a risk of transmitting the leprosy disease to other people.
Leprosy is a chronic infectious disease that is caused by the bacteria Mycobacterium leprae and Mycobacterium lepromatosis.
Leprosy mainly affects a persons skin, eyes and nerves as well as the lining of the nose.
Leprosy is caused by mycobacterium leprae and mycobacterium lepromatosis bacteria and is often spread through airborne droplets from an infected person's sneeze or cough, but prolonged close contact with the person infected is often needed for another person to become infected with leprosy.