can leprosy be inherited?
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Leprosy is not a genetic disorder, so it cannot be inherited . Rather it caused by the bacillus mycobacterium leprae, and is spread through contact with discharges from the nose and mouth of an infected individual.
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no but you can get it from your parents by contact.
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No lepraosy cn't be inherited. It is a misconception
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leprosy is an infectious disease -- it cannot be inhereted -- you have to be exposed to it in order to get it
No, leprosy is caused by a mycobacteria . an infection that is curable. The disease is very rare in the US.
no it cant.leprosy is a bacterial disease which can be transmitted
mo it cannot be inherited. it is an infectious bacterial disease spread among people thru respiratory droplets.
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Nope. You can only catch leprosy through direct human contact (ie. coughing, kissing) as it is an infectious disease.
Leprosy, or Hansen's DIsease as it is now called, is an infectious disease. It is spread through direct contact with people that have the disease. Although the tranmission method is not fully understood, it is believed to be transmitted through respiratory droplets. It is not passed from mother to child in the womb.
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http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/dbmd/diseaseinfo/hansens_t.htm
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