Most of us think of leprosy as an ancient disease, the afflicted banished to colonies cut off from society. It still lingers today, but is being cornered, treated and cured through creative medical ...

Hansen’s disease, also called leprosy, is treatable today – and that’s partly thanks to a curious tree and the work of a pioneering young scientist in the 1920s. Centuries prior to her discovery, ...

No writing assistance was utilized in the production of this manuscript. Leprosy is a chronic infectious disorder, caused by Mycobacterium leprae, which is a typical intracellular pathogen.

The key finding of this analysis is that there is consistent evidence of BCG protecting against leprosy wherever it is studied. BCG does not make leprosy an immunopreventable disease, in the sense ...