... patients were isolated to keep the disease from spreading. In modern times the disease is mainly in Africa, India, South America and Southeast Asia. Most of the cases in other countries come from immigrants or when travelers bring the disease back to their homelands. The main treatment for leprosy is a multidrug therapy that is made up of 2 to 3 of the drugs ... 12 months. The treatment kills the bacilli and stops the disease from spreading. The disease doesn't reoccur after taking the treatment. Since a large number of people with leprosy live in underdeveloped areas, the main challeng...

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