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<li class="toclevel-2"><a href="#Species"><span class="tocnumber">1.2</span> <span class="toctext">Species</span></a></li>


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<li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Genome_structure"><span class="tocnumber">3</span> <span class="toctext">Genome structure</span></a></li>
<li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Cell_structure_and_metabolism"><span class="tocnumber">4</span> <span class="toctext">Cell structure and metabolism</span></a></li>
<li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Ecology"><span class="tocnumber">5</span> <span class="toctext">Ecology</span></a></li>
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<li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Current_Research"><span class="tocnumber">8</span> <span class="toctext">Current Research</span></a></li>
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<p>Cellular organisms; Archaea; Euryarchaeota; Halobacteria; Halobacteriales; Halobacteriaceae; Haloarcula
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Revision as of 20:05, 26 August 2009

Contents

   * 1 Introduction
           1.1 Classification
           1.2 General
           1.3 History
   * 2 Description of Mycobacterium leprae
           2.1 Description of the microbe
           2.2 Transmission
           2.3 Symptoms
           2.4 Prevention
           2.5 Treatment
   * 3 Why is this disease a problem in India
   * 4 Leprosy in Present Day
   * 5 References



Introduction


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Description of [insert name of disease] Description of the microbe

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How is it transmitted? Is there a vector (animal/insect)? Prevention Why is this disease a problem in [name of country]

Do lifestyle/environment/economics/political issues play a role? What is being done to address this problem

Include anything being done by the local government or groups as well as efforts by non-local groups. What else could be done to address this problem

Are there solutions that could be successful but haven't been implemented due to political or economic reasons? Are there successful efforts in other countries? Are there reasons why these efforts may or may not be successful in the country you've focused on? etc. etc. References

[Sample reference] Takai, K., Sugai, A., Itoh, T., and Horikoshi, K. "Palaeococcus ferrophilus gen. nov., sp. nov., a barophilic, hyperthermophilic archaeon from a deep-sea hydrothermal vent chimney". International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology. 2000. Volume 50. p. 489-500.

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Edited by [Katherine Tang, Victor Tran, Natalie Nguyen, Julia Chu, Millie (Mei) Liu, Jason Wang], students of Rachel Larsen