Journal of Cardiovascular Disease Research
KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDE AND PRACTICES REGARDING LEPROSY AMONG PATIENTS ATTENDING DERMATOLOGY OUTPATIENT DEPARTMENT IN A TERTIARY CARE
Dr. Bhanoth Balaji Naik, Dr. Dammavaram Sailaja, Dr. Rajasekhar Panthagani
JCDR. 2023: 2349 -2357
Abstract
Introduction: Leprosy is a chronic infectious disease that is associated with serious morbidity and is a disease of public health concern because of the case load and the social stigma attached to the disease. The advance in multidrug therapy in the past 50 years has prompted a drastic decrease in the prevalence of leprosy. However, 105 endemic countries, specifically located in Southeast Asia, in the Americas, Africa, Eastern Pacific and Western Mediterranean, still concentrate a large number of cases.
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