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| | BPHC - Frequently Asked Questions |
 | | Medicine for HD can be provided at no cost to patients by their family doctor or through the Hansen's Disease Clinic closest to them. | | | Household contacts who have a questionable skin rash should have a skin biopsy to determine whether or not Hansen's disease is present. | | | Hansen's disease mainly presents as a rash on the trunk or extremities. |
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http://bphc.hrsa.gov/nhdp/FAQS_MAIN_PAGE.htm
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| | Bug Bytes, April 19, 2002 - Minnesota Dept. of Health |
| | Examination revealed typical signs of Hansen's disease, including skin lesions on the abdomen, ear, fingers, and legs; bone degradation and peripheral neuropathy. | | | Paucibacillary (tuberculoid) Hansen's disease is treated with a single dose of multi-drug therapy or (for patients with more than one skin lesion) daily dapsone and once a month rifampin (supervised) for 6 months. | | | Hansen's disease typically is diagnosed by clinical findings, since the causative agent, Mycobacterium leprae, normally cannot be grown in the laboratory. |
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http://www.health.state.mn.us/divs/idepc/newsletters/bugbytes/0206bb.html
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| | Hansen's disease is an ancient stigmatizing disease of mainly the skin, peripheral nerves, eyes and nose. | | | National Hansen's Disease Programs - Features history, research, rehabilitation, clinical care, and training programs. | | | Hansen's disease is a chronic and infectious disease caused by a leprous bacillus. |
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http://www.diseasedirectory.net/Infectious_Diseases/Mycobacterial/Hansen's_Disease/default.aspx
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| | Leprosy - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia |
| | Paucibacillary Hansen's disease is milder and characterized by one or more hypopigmented skin macules. | | | Multibacillary Hansen's disease is associated with symmetric skin lesions, nodules, plaques, thickened dermis, and frequent involvement of the nasal mucosa resulting in nasal congestion and epistaxis (nose bleeds). | | | Sufferers of Hansen's disease have historically been known as lepers, however this term is falling into disuse as a result of the diminishing number of leprosy patients and the pejorative connotations of the term. |
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leprosy
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| | Mycobacterium lepraeleprosy |
| | There are some other very harsh and painful presentations of Hansens disease, other than the amputation or loss of body parts. | | | The clinical appearance of Hansens disease depends on the patients immune response to the bacteria. | | | This is why this organism is sometimes known as "Hansens bacillus" and the disease it causes, is known as "Hansens disease". |
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http://www.lcusd.net/lchs/mewoldsen/Hansen'sdisease.html
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| | eMedicine - Hansen Disease : Article Excerpt by: James M Arrington, MD |
| | Pathophysiology: Hansen disease is caused by a bacillus, Mycobacterium leprae, first described by G. Amauer Hansen, MD, of Norway in 1874, that multiplies very slowly and mainly affects the skin, nerves, and mucous membranes. | | | However, all those cases in the Bible may not have been true Hansen disease as even today it is a frequently missed diagnosis and some patients are treated for years for a disease of a similar presenting picture. | | | It is a chronic granulomatous disease of the skin, mucous membranes, nerves, lymph nodes, eyes, and internal organs such as the liver, spleen, and testicles. |
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http://www.emedicine.com/oph/byname/hansen-disease.htm
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| | Hội Bạn Ngừơi Cùi |
| | Although leprosy is a skin disease which may be contagious on direct contact, medical researches have shown that 95 per cent of world population has natural inborn immunity against Hansen’s baccillus. | | | Armauer Hansen discovered that leprosy was not a hereditary disease, it was caused by a bacterium which he called the “leprosy bacillus”. | | | The total number of people who contracted Hansen’s Disease in the past was unknown, but a report by World Health Organization in 1985 stated that there were then 10 million victims in all the world and fortunately this number has now decreased to only 2 millions in the new millennium. |
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http://www.nguoicui.org/hbnc/thongtin/help.shtml
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| | Hansen's Disease |
| | Hansen's disease, commonly referred to as leprosy, is a chronic infectious disease caused by the mycobacterium leprae bacteria. | | | Hansen's disease got its name from Norwegian physician Dr. Gerhard Armauer Hansen, who discovered the bacterium that causes the disease in 1873. | | | Tuberculoid: one or a few well-demarcated, hypopigmented, and anesthetic (without feeling) skin lesions, frequently with active, spreading edges and a clearing center; peripheral nerve swelling or thickening also may occur |
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http://www.jmacsnippets.net/Health_Hansens.htm
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| | Gerhard Henrik Armauer Hansen (www.whonamedit.com) |
| | Hansen quickly concluded on the basis of epidemiological studies that leprosy was a specific disease that must have a specific cause, not an inheritable plague holding man hostage. | | | He was thus able to implement changes in the methods of control of leprosy in Norway - changes that had been in part made necessary by his own hypothesis concerning the aetiology of the disease. | | | The author is the granddaughter of Gerhard Armauer Hansen, and the daughter of Daniel Cornelius Armauer-Hansen. |
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http://www.whonamedit.com/doctor.cfm/596.html
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| | Canadian pharmacy - Prescription Warehouse Medical Dictionary - Hansen disease |
| | Hansen disease: Leprosy, a chronic granulomatous infection caused by a bacterium which affects various parts of the body, including in particular the skin and nerves. | | | Hansen disease was named in honor of the Norwegian physician, Gerhard Armauer Henrik Hansen, who in 1873 discovered the bacillus Mycobacterium leprae, the first microbe found to be the causative agent of a human disease. | | | Hansen's research helped to establish fundamental principles in microbiology, immunology, and public health. |
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http://www.prescriptionwarehouse.com/dictionary/h/Ha-He/Hansen_disease.html
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| | Gerhard Henrik Armauer Hansen (www.whonamedit.com) |
| | Hansen quickly concluded on the basis of epidemiological studies that leprosy was a specific disease that must have a specific cause, not an inheritable plague holding man hostage. | | | He was thus able to implement changes in the methods of control of leprosy in Norway - changes that had been in part made necessary by his own hypothesis concerning the aetiology of the disease. | | | Hansens sentence was less severe than it might seem, however, since he was allowed to retain his position as leprosy medical officer for the entire country of Norway - an appointment conferred on him in 1875 and one that held until his death. |
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http://www.whonamedit.com/doctor.cfm/596.html
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| | Frequently Asked Questions about Kalaupapa |
| | Hansen’s disease is one of the least contagious of all communicable diseases. | | | Hansen’s disease (named for Norwegian scientist Gerhard Armauer Hansen) is a chronic, infectious disease caused by a bacillus, Mycobacterium leprae. | | | This disease usually affects the nerves, skin and eyes. |
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http://www.nps.gov/kala/docs/faq.htm
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| | Hansen's Disease Breakthroughs |
| | Today at Kalaupapa and in Honolulu, people who are registered with the State of Hawai`i, Department of Health Hansen’s disease community program continue to receive treatment for the effects of Hansen’s disease. | | | Leprosy, now known in the United States and other nations as Hansen’s disease in an attempt to eliminate the centuries-old stigma, is transmitted generally by direct, person-to-person contact, usually repetitive, over a prolonged period of time. | | | In 1873, the year Father Damien arrived at Kalawao, a Dr. Gerhard Armauer Hansen in Norway made a breakthrough discovery. |
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http://www.nps.gov/kala/docs/hansens2.htm
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| | Torii Online |
| | Hansens disease or leprosy is an infectious and chronic disease triggered by a leprous bacillus. | | | Even though in 1873, Dr. Gerhard Armauer Hansen, Norway, discovered it as a simple infectious disease, Japanese society discriminated the patients and kept them isolated under bad conditions and with little care until recent years. | | | Resurrection Hospital, which was built in 1890 as the first hospital for Hansens disease by a French catholic priest, currently has 15 Hansens disease patients. |
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http://www.usarj.army.mil/archives/archives/2003/jan/10/AroundZama/story03.htm
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| | Recent advances in the treatment of leprosy |
| | Leprosy, also known as Hansen's disease, is a chronic infectious disease that primarily affects the skin, the peripheral nerves, the upper respiratory tract, and the eyes.[1] The causative agent is an acid-fast bacterium, Mycobacterium leprae, first identified in 1873 by the Norwegian physician, Gerhard Henrik Armauer Hansen. | | | Leprosy, a chronic infectious disease caused by Mycobacterium leprae, was identified by G. Hansen in 1873. | | | The different clinical presentations of the disease are determined by the quality of the host immune response. |
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http://dermatology.cdlib.org/92/reviews/leprosy/ishii.html
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| | Hansen disease definition - Medical Dictionary definitions of popular medical terms |
| | Hansen disease: Leprosy, a chronic granulomatous infection caused by a bacterium which affects various parts of the body, including in particular the skin and nerves. | | | Hansen disease was named in honor of the Norwegian physician, Gerhard Armauer Henrik Hansen, who in 1873 discovered the bacillus Mycobacterium leprae, the first microbe found to be the causative agent of a human disease. | | | Hansen's research helped to establish fundamental principles in microbiology, immunology, and public health. |
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http://www.medterms.com/script/main/art.asp?articlekey=3652
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| | G. A. Hansen - encyclopedia article about G. A. Hansen. |
| | Also, this term can lead to public misunderstanding because the terms leprosy and leper are used in the Bible to describe a wide range of incurable skin conditions. | | | Sufferers from Hansen's disease have generally been called lepers, although this term is falling into disuse both from the diminishing number of leprosy patients and from pressure to avoid the demeaning connotations of the term. | | | Hansen had suffered from syphilis Syphilis (historically called lues) is a sexually transmitted disease (STD) that is caused by a spirochaete bacterium, Treponema pallidum. |
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http://encyclopedia.thefreedictionary.com/G.%20A.%20Hansen
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| | Health page |
| | LEPROSY or Hansen’s Disease is a chronic, infectious disease of human beings that primarily affects the skin, mucous membranes, and nerves. | | | The disease is caused by a rod-shaped bacillus, Mycobacterium leprae, which is similar to the bacillus that causes tuberculosis. | | | The leprosy bacillus was identified in 1874 by the Norwegian physician Gerhard Henrik Armauer Hansen. |
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| | Hansen |
| | Researchers are examining new ways of early detection of Hansen’s disease, eliminating nerve damage associated with it and trying to fully understand exactly how leprosy is transmitted. | | | Although respiratory transmission is still not certain, other possible ways to contract Hansen’s disease is through broken skin, though this is not proven (2). | | | This disease can be transmitted from person to person by means of droplets in the air from coughing or sneezing (1). |
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| | Hansen's disease: Definition and Much More From Answers.com |
| | Hansen's disease: Definition and Much More From Answers.com | | | Hansen's disease is mentioned in the following topics: | | | Meaning #1: chronic granulomatous communicable disease occurring in tropical and subtropical regions; characterized by inflamed nodules beneath the skin and wasting of body parts; caused by the bacillus Mycobacterium leprae |
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http://www.answers.com/topic/hansen-s-disease?hl=gerhard&hl=armauer&hl=hansen
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| | Facts about Hansen's disease - The Honolulu Advertiser - Hawaii's Newspaper |
| | Hansen's disease, formerly known as leprosy, is caused by a slow-growing bacterium, Mycobacterium leprae, that mainly affects the skin, nerves and mucous membranes. | | | Hansen's disease got its name from the Norwegian physician, Dr. Gerhard Armauer Hansen, who in 1873 discovered the bacterium that causes the disease. | | | Among infectious diseases, Hansen's disease is one of the least contagious. |
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http://the.honoluluadvertiser.com/article/2002/Jun/17/ln/ln02a.html
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| | THE MICROBIOLOGY OF LEPROSY (Hansen's Disease) |
| | These notes are designed to stimulate an awareness of the problem that Leprosy (Hansen's Disease or H.D.) still presents in many countries around the world. | | | It is of extreme importance that no patient suffering from malnutrition, tinea, worm infiltration, leukaderma (vitiligo) etc., with such doubtful hypopigmented skin patches, be diagnosed as having Indeterminate leprosy, especially where stigma against Hansens Disease prevails. | | | The organism is sometimes known, therefore, as Hansens bacillus. |
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http://www.webspawner.com/users/mlepbacillus
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| | Research Paper on Leprosy |
| | Leprosy or Hansen's Disease, is a disease that affects primarily the skin and nerves. | | | It was discovered in 1874 by a Norwegian physician Gerhard Henrik Armauer Hansen.The disease was thought to have started somewhere in India and then was past on to Africa and Europe. | | | In the past few years doctors have been working on a leprosy vaccine that would hopefully one day get rid of the disease. |
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http://www.paper-research.com/paper/Leprosy-16601.html
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| | Leprosy Example Essays.com - Over 101,000 essays, term papers and book reports! |
| | Leprosy Leprosy, also known as Hansen’s disease, is a chronic infectious disease that usually affects the skin and nerves and has plagued the human race over many years. | | | This disease, caused by the bacteria Mycobacterium Leprae, was discovered in 1873 by a scientist named of Gerhard Henrik Armauer Hansen, but has been found in the Veda books from India that date back as far as 600-400 BC. | | | In this paper, every aspect of this ancient, horrible disease will be discussed in great detail. |
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| | Texas Center for Infectious Disease, Home Page |
| | TCID's Outpatient Clinic also serves as one of the state's Hansen Disease Clinics. | | | Texas Center for Infectious Disease is accredited by the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations (JCAHO). | | | The mission of the Texas Center for Infectious Disease (TCID) is to provide high quality medical care, research, and professional education of providers for patients with tuberculosis (TB), and other related infectious, contagious diseases. |
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| | A Great Guy seeks a Great Lady : Friday Fact! 1998 |
| | Leprosy or Hansen's Disease is a chronic, infectious disease of human beings that primarily affects the skin, mucous membranes, and nerves. | | | The disease is caused by a rod-shaped bacillus (bacteria) which is similar to the bacillus that causes tuberculosis. | | | The leprosy bacillus was identified in 1874 by the Norwegian physician Gerhard Henrik Armauer Hansen. |
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| | WHO/WPRO-What is leprosy? |
| | Leprosy is a chronic infectious disease caused by a bacteria, Mycobacterium leprae. It is also known as Hansen's disease, named after its discoverer Gerhard Henrick Armauer Hansen. | | | Leprosy mainly affects the skin, the peripheral nerves, mucosa of the upper respiratory tract and the eyes. |
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| | leprosy.html |
| | Armauer G. Hansen discovered the bacterium that causes leprosy in 1873, and it was the first bacterium to be identified as causing disease in man. However, good treatment for leprosy only appeared in the late 1940s with the introduction of the antibacterial drug dapsone, and its derivatives. | | | Leprosy, also known as Hansen's disease, is endemic to Texas, Louisiana and Hawaii as well as Mexico, the Caribbean, almost all of South America, Southern Europe, Africa, Asia and Australia, and most of the islands in the Pacific, he says. | | | Most people, however, fall in the middle of the spectrum, where treatment with antibiotics not only can arrest the disease, but may cure it. |
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| | Leprosy History Summary |
| | Until the mid-nineteenth century, Hansen's disease was thought to be a hereditary condition or a disease of the blood. | | | Hansen's career at the Lungegard Hospital came to an end in 1880 when he inoculated one of his patients with live leprosy bacilli without obtaining her permission. | | | Hansen was born in Bergen, Norway, on July 29, 1841. |
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| | Brazil - Brasil - BRAZZIL - News from Brazil - Leprosy (Hansen's Disease} Still Big Problem - Brazilian Health - September 2004 |
| | MORHAN (the Movement for the Reintegration of people affected by Hansen's Disease), a non-governmental organization with offices in nearly every state of Brazil, organizes educational campaigns in schools and in the media designed to reduce stigma and to increase the potential for patients to diagnosis themselves and seek the appropriate treatment at a health post. | | | Leprosy is also known as Hansen's Disease (and is commonly referred to as hanseníase in medical and media reference to the disease in Brazil), after Gerhard Armauer Hansen, the Norwegian scientist who first observed the bacillus under a microscope in 1873 and identified it as the cause of leprosy. | | | It may derive from the fact that lepra is also a word for dog mange. |
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