Thousands of people die from leprosy we dont exactly know how many, but now there is a cure for leprosy, so we dont have as much trouble with it as we did before. There have been alot and 1000 have died in 2002
people may have received it by contact with other humans and/ or run through family
You don't really die from leprosy but the diseases that make the body weakened and/or the problems with this disease that form other diseases.With proper and EARLY treatment death can be prevented and now there is even a cure for this disease.Technology has come along way since people dying from leprosy.But do remember the disease is contagious, highly contagious.Read more: http://wiki.answers.com/How_can_you_die_from_leprosy#ixzz1DxzEdiX7
No, leprosy is not a tasty meal, actually, it is a terrible skin disease caused by a bacteria. This causes the formation of lumps and rashes on the skin. Many Bible stories tell of healing of leprosy, and most of these stories include Jesus, God or a prophet washing the leprosy-diseased person in the Dead Sea. In older times when there was no cure people with leprosy were shunned from the village or society in which they were living and forced to form Leper colonies where the infected lived (and died). Now days there are treatments and cures for the disease. For a fuller description of the condition and social issues surrounding it, see the related link.
Many people are very embarrassed if they have leprosy. They feel like are different and look different. Many people do not leave home as they think they will get looked on differently. this is the real answer not what that other person put : S
Seventy to eighty percent of all leprosy cases are of the Seventy to eighty percent of all leprosy cases are of the tuberculoid type.
Leprosy (now called Hansen's Disease) is easily treated and not easily transmitted among people, despite popular belief. There is an average of about 890,000 worldwide who have the disease - it is rarely fatal.
-Leprosy occurs in armadillos as well -Men are twice as likely to catch leprosy than women -In some folklore, they believe if you catch leprosy then your limbs will fall off That's all I know, so if anyone else knows some more, don't be afraid to add it.
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emos that is totally incorrect including for the people who are learning about this, people who are most at risk are the people in these contents .Asia, Africa and south amercia. it is very rare everywhere else. And other people who at most risk are people who have a parent sister or brother that has leprosy. It is transmited by sneezing or coughing droplets. hope this was any help