Volume : VII, Issue : X, October - 2017

Leprosy in Northern India during Post Elimination Era (2005–2015): A Retrospective Data Analysis

Jyotika Kalsy, Tejinder Kaur, Jasleen Kaur, Suresh Kumar Malhotra, Riya Kaur Kalra

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 Leprosy is the oldest infection known to mankind caused by Mycobacterium leprae manifesting as development of specific granulomatous or neurotrophic lesions in the skin, mucous memane, eyes, nerves, bones and viscera. Leprosy has been a feared illness since antiquity, due to the havoc it wreaks upon the body. If left untreated, it has a potential to cause significant disability in a small proportion of cases along with social stigma and economic loss.^{1, 2}

The prevalence of leprosy in world was about 0.33 at the end of the first quarter of 2013. Although, India attained the goal of leprosy elimination in December 2005; it still contributed 48.54% of total leprosy cases detected worldwide in the year 2012–2013³.

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Jyotika kalsy, Tejinder Kaur, Jasleen Kaur, Suresh Kumar Malhotra, Riya Kaur Kalra, Leprosy in Northern India during Post Elimination Era (2005–2015): A Retrospective Data Analysis, INDIAN JOURNAL OF APPLIED RESEARCH : Volume-7 | Issue-10 | October-2017

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