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My name's Alexandria, I prefer Alex :D
I'm 18 years old.
I love motocross and I am a sponsored 125 rider.

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I have to do a report on leprosy for one of my classes, but i can't seem to find anything on:

-How you can get the disease

-If the disease is communicable

-If it is caused by a birth defect or heredity

-And if it can be prevented and how

I found everything else, so if you can find ANY of these things, *not necessarily all of them* I would be glad to give you a 5. Your help is greatly appreciated.

It didn't take much looking, but here you go...

1. Leprosy is caused by an infection of a bacterium called 'Mycobacterium leprae'.

2. It is transmitted from person to person when the infected individual coughs or sneezes. It can also infect someone with a weak emmune system just through direct physical contact for a prolonged period.

3. It is not a birth defect and is not hereditary. It's caused by infection, therefore cannot be transmitted genetically.

4. Because it's caused by infection, the only way to possibly prevent it is by avoiding close physical contact with people who are infected and have not been treated. People on long-term medication become noninfectious and no longer transmit the organism that causes the disease.


Hope I helped somewhat =]

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(Rating: 5) thanx 4 taking time on finding information 4 me! It helped a lot!
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