Mycobacterium leprae in India

Introduction

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

1.1 Classification
Bacteria Actinobacteria Actinomycetales Corynebacterineae Mycobacteriaceae Mycobacterium leprae
1.2 General
Mycobacterium leprae causes the chronic infectious disease called leprosy also known as Hansen's disease named after Gerhard Henrik Armauer Hansen (29 July 1841 – 12 February 1912) a Norwegian physician, who was the first to identify it in 1873 as the causative agent of leprosy. (2) M. leprae is a gram-positive rod-shaped, acid-fast bacillus. The disease mainly affects the skin, the peripheral nerves, mucosa of the upper respiratory tract and also the eyes, apart from some other structures. (3)
1.3 History

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

Include a link if there is an existing microbewiki page. Ex. Salmonella typhi Transmission of disease

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.

Edited by [insert your names here!], students of Rachel Larsen

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