Open AccessLeprosy: Cause, Symptons and Treatment.
Author(s) -
Mohit K. Tiwari,
Pratibha Gupta
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
anusandhan vigyan shodh patrika
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2350-0123
pISSN - 2322-0708
DOI - 10.22445/avsp.v6i1.13905
Subject(s) - leprosy , mycobacterium leprae , minocycline , medicine , disease , mycobacterium , antibiotics , communicable disease , dermatology , microbiology and biotechnology , biology , pathology , tuberculosis , public health
Leprosy is considerd to be a very severe degenerative and communicable disease since long. This disease is caused by bacillus Mycobacterium leprae or Mycobacterium leprometosis or Mycobacterium leprimurium, which is expressed as nodes on the body or degeneration of body parts especially of hand and legs. There is a detailed description of symptoms and treatment of leprosy in ancient Ayurvedic medical litrature. In morden medical system multi drug therapy treatment is used, combining Rifampcin, Ofloxcin and Minocycline antibiotics which are very effective. Inspite of that in Indian sub continent very effective results were not found due to lack of awareness and education, although improvement is visible now.