Leprosy, a communicable disease, is caused by a bacteria called Mycobacterium Leprae. The infection spreads by droplets during coughing or sneezing by untreated patients in the society.

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He says the most important takeaway from his book is that our public health successes are fragile. "We live in a society now where child mortality is rare, where diseases like measles are rare, and ...