Leprosy Transmitted Disease Not Easy

Among other infectious diseases, including difficult infectious leprosy. More than 95 percent of the total population of the world are naturally immune to this disease. Transmission is estimated that there have anything to do with the condition of malnutrition and poverty.

People who have recovered from leprosy, will not transmit the disease. Likewise leprosy patients who have consumed drugs (multi-drug therapy) for two times 24 hours, then she will not pass on leprosy, said Ambassador of The Leprosy Mission International (TLM) to AB Susanto Indonesia in Jakarta on Monday (26 / 1).

But Susan regrets because until now the general public does not have enough knowledge of leprosy, resulting in the emergence of a negative stigma and discrimination against leprosy patients in the community.

Indonesia calls Transformation Leprosy Foundation, leprosy is a medical condition that afflicts millions of people in the world where about 90% of people living in developing countries like Indonesia.

Leprosy attacks the skin and nervous edge, if not treated immediately can cause loss of feeling and paralysis of muscles in the feet, hands and face. If this situation does not get good treatment and care, will continue with the result of the injuries, stiffness of the joints of the fingers, or even loss of parts of the feet, hands, and the incidence of blindness.

Leprosy is caused by bacteria called Mycobacterium leprae. So it was not because of heredity, curse, or punishment of sin, said Susan.

Leprosy can be cured with a drug called MDT (Multi Drug Therapy). For the type of paucibacillary (PB) it took 6 months, while the type multibacillary (MB) is about 1 year old. Pende rita leprosy who are treated early before the onset of disability, will recover completely.

Leprosy remains a public health problem in 19 countries around the world including Indonesia and more than 750,000 new cases are found each year in the world or around 85 people every hour. Indonesia there are about 20,000 new cases discovered each year, or about 2 to 3 people per hour or 40-80 people every day, and is the number to three in the world after India, and Brazil.

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