Protect Yourself from Leprosy 🦠

Though leprosy, scientifically known as Hansen's disease, has been around for centuries, the infectious disease still infects thousands of people each year. In the recent years, infections have lacked traditional transmission factors. So how does a person potentially get leprosy, and what can they do to avoid infection? Our explainer has all the answers.

Keep learning.
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To learn more about the disease, visit our website to read the article, "Leprosy in Florida: medical experts monitoring unusual, new cases of Hansen’s disease": https://epi.ufl.edu/2023/10/16/leprosy-in-florida-medical-experts-monitoring-unusual-new-cases-of-hansens-disease/.

Fun fact: Did you know that human populations that had never been exposed to the western hemisphere had been documented to have leprosy? Some researchers theorize that humans are the source that infected armadillo populations when humans first made contact with the animal.

Leprosy concerns.
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Do you have concerns about leprosy? Contact Dr. Norman Beatty at the University of Florida to schedule a clinical follow-up: https://id.medicine.ufl.edu/patient-care/.

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