എന്താണ് കുഷ്ഠരോഗം |Doctor Live Ft. Dr. Gopikrishnan Anjaneyan | Leprosy - Hansen’s disease #drlive

Doctor Live: Leprosy—also called Hansen’s disease—is a chronic infectious disease caused by a bacterium named Mycobacterium leprae. What does it affect? Leprosy mainly affects: Skin Peripheral nerves Eyes Lining of the nose Common symptoms Light or dark patches on the skin with loss of sensation Numbness or weakness in hands and feet Thickened nerves Non-healing wounds, especially on hands or feet Eye problems in advanced cases How does it spread? It spreads very slowly through prolonged, close contact with an untreated person Spread happens via respiratory droplets (nose and mouth), not by touch, sharing food, or casual contact Most people have natural immunity and do not get ഇൻഫെക്ടഡ് #LeprosyAwareness #HansensDisease #കുഷ്ഠരോഗം #ചർമ്മാരോഗ്യം #നാഡീആരോഗ്യം