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Global Alliance For The Elimination Of Leprosy
Resources and information on this disease.
http://www.who.ch/programmes/lep/lep_home.htm
MedWebPlus Subject Leprosy
A free service to help you find health sciences information quickly and easily.leprosy Web Sites A, , GO, British leprosy Relief Association (LEPRA).
http://www.medwebplus.com/subject/Leprosy

Extractions: A GO British Leprosy Relief Association (LEPRA) A GO Centers for Disease Control and Prevention National Center for Infectious Diseases Division of Bacterial and Mycotic Diseases Hansens Disease A GO Global Alliance for Leprosy Elimination A GO Global Project on the History of Leprosy : the initiative of the International Leprosy Association (in conjunction with WHO and the Nippon Foundation) and the Wellcome Unit for the History of Medicine at the University of Oxford A GO Global Project on the History of Leprosy Images from leprosy history A GO International Federation of Anti-Leprosy Associations (ILEP) A GO INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF LEPROSY AND OTHER MYCOBACTERIAL DISEASES (tables of contents and abstracts) A GO LEP A GO LEPRA India A GO Leprosy Archives of Bergen presented by the City Archives of Bergen, the Regional State Archives of Bergen, the Medical-Historical Collections in Bergen and the Leprosy Museum in Bergen
INDIAN LEPROSY FOUNDATION - INDEX
Voluntary organisation dedicated to leprosy eradication in India. Includes facts, news, events and photographs.
http://www.indianleprosy.org
Danlep Home
Information about the organization as well as the disease. Includes publications, feed back and a resource directory.
http://www.danlep.org
Global Leprosy-Leprosy Research Support-Colorado State University
Global leprosy In 1978, NIAID awarded two contracts for the purpose of fractionatingMycobacterium lepraeinfected armadillo organs to derive sizable
http://www.cvmbs.colostate.edu/microbiology/leprosy/globalleprosy3.html

Extractions: In 1978, NIAID awarded two contracts for the purpose of fractionating Mycobacterium leprae -infected armadillo organs to derive sizable quantities of M. leprae for use by the leprosy research community. Dr. Brennan's National Jewish Hospital was awarded one. On Dr. Brennan's transfer to Colorado State University in 1980, the work moved there. Thus, we have had this contract since 1979 through four subsequent recompetitions. Since the closedown of the WHO/IMMLEP M. leprae Bank in 1990, this Contract is now the sole source of appreciable quantities of M. leprae and its various products. Prior to 1995, two contracts existed, "Isolation, Purification and Characterization of Antigens from Purified Mycobacterium leprae Obtained from Armadillo Tissue" at CSU and "Establishment and Maintenance of an Armadillo Colony Infected with M. leprae
Leprosy
leprosy up. Related topics broader, Mycobacterium Infections. The charityis based in the UK, but their vision is to eradicate leprosy worldwide.
http://omni.ac.uk/browse/mesh/detail/C0023343L0023343.html

Extractions: INFOLEP INFOLEP is the leprosy information service of the Netherlands Leprosy Relief Association, which offers its services to all those needing information on the disease. Details of INFOLEP services are provided, and there are searchable catalogues of its extensive collections of printed and audivisual materials, specialising in teaching and learning about leprosy and related subjects such as dermatology and tuberculosis. Leprosy Tuberculosis LEPRA LEPRA is a medical development charity which provides medical treatment to cure leprosy, management of other health problems affecting people with leprosy, and social and economic rehabilitation programmes. The charity is based in the UK, but their vision is to eradicate leprosy worldwide. The Web site provides information about LEPRA including its history, current priorities and interests, projects, news and events, and fund raising. Charities Great Britain Leprosy Organizations, Nonprofit ... Leprosy This fact sheet on leprosy is produced and made available on the Web by the World Health Organization (WHO). Revised in January 2003, it covers cause, symptoms, history, available treatments, history of treatments, multidrug therapy, public health issues and a strategy for leprosy elimination. Leprosy Popular Works [Publication Type] World Health Organization World Health Organization : action programme for the elimination of leprosy This homepage for the Action Programme (LEP) includes basic information on leprosy and its treatment. There is information on the global leprosy situation and statistics on individual countries. LEP's strategy is outlined and the work of particular sections covered. There is a list of relevant documents and publications. Provided on the Web by the World Health Organization.
July 1996 - SMJ: Hansen's Disease
An informative article about leprosy from the Southern Medical Journal.
http://www.sma.org/smj/96jul1.htm

Extractions: Hansen's Disease PATRICIA I. WATHEN, MD, San Antonio, TX ABSTRACT: Physicians in the United States may encounter Hansen's disease in immigrants and in patients from endemic areas such as Texas, Louisiana, Hawaii, and California. Exposure to infected armadillos may be one means of acquiring the disease. The Mycobacterium leprae bacillus has a predilection for nerves and skin in the cooler areas of the body. The limited tuberculoid form of the disease is characterized by one or a few hypoesthetic skin lesions and palpably enlarged nerves. The more extensive lepromatous form of the disease appears as multiple nodular skin lesions, sometimes with involvement of the nasal structures and eye. Current recommended regimens for treatment of Hansen's disease are based on combinations of dapsone, rifampin, and clofazimine. Recent advances in treatment have resulted in a significant decline in the worldwide prevalence of the disease. Hansen's disease is a major international health problem. Recent advances in treatment have significantly reduced the disease prevalence, but there are still an estimated 2.4 million cases worldwide.1 Although it is a rare disease in the United States, with 2,217 cases reported to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention from 1984 to 1993,2 primary care physicians in endemic areas or those who treat immigrants may encounter cases of Hansen's disease. Ninety percent of US cases involve patients who have lived in foreign countries where the disease is endemic, primarily Asia, Africa, and Latin America. Hansen's disease is also endemic in Texas, Hawaii, Louisiana, and California.3 Contact with armadillos has been identified as a possible mode of transmission of the disease to humans.
Leprosy - Facts
leprosy Facts. Introduction leprosy, a disease as old as mankind, has beena public health problem to many developing countries, including India.
http://www.lepraindia.org/facts.htm

Extractions: Leprosy, a disease as old as mankind, has been a public health problem to many developing countries, including India. It is one of the common most disabling diseases with many wrong notions attached. In the past, people related leprosy to a curse of God, past Sins, Hereditary factor etc. A few patients develop deformities in the course of the disease due to structural damage. Because of these deformities, patients are socially isolated. This affects the person's social and economic well being. It is estimated that there are 12 million leprosy affected people world wide. The Cause Leprosy is caused by a Bacterium called Mycobacterium leprae, a microscopic germ. It principally affects nerves, skin and later other organs of the body. The germs mostly spread through coughing and sneezing. More about the Disease Leprosy usually starts as a slightly light coloured patch without any feeling for pain, touch or temperature. The patch can be found anywhere in the body. Nerves near to these patches and at the joints are swollen when affected. In majority of patients, the disease progresses without any deformity. In a few patients the involved nerve becomes damaged. When improperly treated, the nerve damage is severe and may lead to deformities of hands, feet and eyes. These deformities occur due to loss of sensation and a break in the communication between nerves and muscles. As the muscles lose control and nutrition from the nerves, they become smaller in size and paralyzed.
AMMA: Kalaupapa National Historical Park
A park on the island of Molokai in Hawaii, it serves as an ongoing reminder of the islands' struggle with Hansen's Disease (leprosy).
http://members.aol.com/azmemph/kalalink.htm
Holidaylectures.org - Infectious Disease
Infectious Disease. Featured Infectious Disease leprosy. And the World Health Organizationtargeted the year 2000 for eliminating leprosy on a global basis.
http://www.hhmi.org/lectures/1999/leprosy/

Extractions: Infectious Disease In the United States, a federal hospital for leprosy sufferers is being phased out and its last 69 residents are being encouraged to leave the facility. And the World Health Organization targeted the year 2000 for eliminating leprosy on a global basis. Leprosy, that age-old scourge of humankind, finally may be on the run. Here are facts about this infectious disease. What is leprosy?
American Leprosy Foundation
A non-profit research center for leprosy and other biomedical research located in Cebu City, The Philippi Category Health Conditions and Diseases Hansen s DiseaseThe American leprosy Foundation (ALF) / Leonard Wood Memorial (LWM) is a nonprofitresearch center for leprosy and other biomedical research located in Cebu
http://www.erols.com/lwm-alf/
American Leprosy Foundation
A nonprofit research center for leprosy and other biomedical research located in Cebu City, The Philippines. Administrative offices are located in Rockville, MD USA.
http://www.erols.com/lwm-alf/index.html
ScienceDaily News Release: Host Gene That Makes People Vulnerable To Leprosy Dis
at the Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre, have identifieda gene on human chromosome 6 that makes people vulnerable to leprosy.
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2003/02/030210075257.htm

Extractions: Previous Story ... Related Stories Next Story Source: McGill University Date: Montreal (February 10, 2003) An international research team, led by Dr. Erwin Schurr and Dr. Thomas Hudson, Scientists at the Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre, have identified a gene on human chromosome 6 that makes people vulnerable to leprosy. The study will be published in the March 2003 issue of Nature Genetics. "This discovery will now allow us to study how the gene works and how it influences the infectious process. This is an important step toward the development of innovative prevention and treatment strategies for leprosy", stated Dr. Schurr. "Leprosy has plagued humans for many centuries and it continues to be a concern in many countries," stated Dr. Marcel Behr, Infectious Disease Specialist at the MUHC and Assistant Professor of Medicine at McGill University. "These studies lead the way to developing better treatment and a possible vaccine."
The Global Alliance For Leprosy Elimination - Novartis Foundation (NFSD)
WHO, the Nippon Foundation, Novartis and ILEP cooperate on a global alliance to eliminate leprosy as a public health problem from every country by the year 2005.
http://www.foundation.novartis.com/leprosy/global_alliance/index.htm
Leprosy Web Site Home Page
leprosy Home Preface Introduction The Plan Status Timing GIS PressReleases . WHO/SEARO Home SEARO Search SEARO Sitemap Contact Us .
http://w3.whosea.org/leprosy/Default.htm
Medic-Planet Leprosy
leprosy Advertisement See also Bacteria and disease, Tuberculosis, Back to theIndex page People with leprosy have often been treated as social outcasts.
http://www.medic-planet.com/MP_article/internal_reference/Leprosy
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PRINT EDITION. 'Susceptibility gene' linked to leprosy,research suggests By CAROLYN ABRAHAM MEDICAL REPORTER,
http://www.globeandmail.com/servlet/ArticleNews/PEstory/TGAM/20030210/ULEPRN/Hea
Damien House
Damien House Foundation, a nonprofit organization dedicated to bringing dignity to the lives of those affected with Hansen's Disease (leprosy).
http://www.damienhouse.org

Extractions: www.damienhouse.org HANSEN'S DISEASE Hansen's Disease (Leprosy) is one of the most feared and misunderstood diseases among humans. It is a chronic infectious disease named after Dr. Hansen, the physician who discovered its cause. The disease is caused by tiny bacteria that invade the body causing symptoms including nerve damage, lumps and/or ulcers on the skin, weakened muscles, and inward curling of fingers and toes. If untreated, there can be progressive, permanent damage to the skin, limbs, and eyes. There are an estimated 1.15 million cases of Hansen's worldwide, but only about 5% of the world's population are susceptible to the disease. It is primarily transmitted by direct, repetitive person-to-person contact over a prolonged period of time and is NOT hereditary.
EMedicine - Leprosy : Article By Elyse Harrop, MD
leprosy leprosy is a chronic granulomatous disease, caused by Mycobacterium leprae,which affects principally the skin and peripheral nervous system.The
http://www.emedicine.com/derm/topic223.htm

Extractions: (advertisement) Home Specialties CME PDA ... Patient Education Articles Images CME Patient Education Advanced Search Link to this site Back to: eMedicine Specialties Dermatology Mycobacterial Infections Last Updated: April 10, 2002 Rate this Article Email to a Colleague Synonyms and related keywords: Hansens disease, Hansen disease, Indeterminate leprosy, tuberculoid leprosy, borderline tuberculoid leprosy, borderline borderline leprosy, borderline lepromatous leprosy, lepromatous leprosy, lepra reaction AUTHOR INFORMATION Section 1 of 10 Author Information Introduction Clinical Differentials ... Bibliography Author: Elyse Harrop, MD , Clinical Instructor of Dermatology, Department of Dermatology, Metrohealth Medical Center Elyse Harrop, MD, is a member of the following medical societies: Alpha Omega Alpha , and American Academy of Dermatology Editor(s): Terry L Barrett, MD , Director, Associate Professor, Department of Dermatology, Division of Dermatopathology and Oral Pathology, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine; Michael J Wells, MD
Ivory Tower Crime
Detailed information about leprosy and armadillos.
http://pandoras-box.org/

Extractions: Then what constitutes scientific misconduct? According to Dr. Clyde Watkins of Office of Research Integrity , the official government definition was fabrication, falsification, and plagiarism. We flunked his test. Of three words we used to characterize a major scientific crime , only one was on his list, and we used it out of order. Therefore, he dismissed our appeal for a hearing. Since then, the Ryan Commission has compounded the problem by redefining misconduct as misappropriation, interference, and misrepresentation. Now, ORI has six words they can Babelize to block the public from hearing the truth about misconduct in science.

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