1.
Leprosy: This is a chronic disease caused by Mycobacterium
Leprae.
Leprosy: This is a chronic disease caused by Mycobacterium
Leprae.
2.
Rehabilitation: The process of helping a person or integrating an
individual who has suffered an illness or injury restore lost skill and to
regain maximum self-sufficiency.
Rehabilitation: The process of helping a person or integrating an
individual who has suffered an illness or injury restore lost skill and to
regain maximum self-sufficiency.
3.
Default: This refers to an individual who did not complete leprosy
management course within the specific time or period which lead to the
rehabilitation of the state of active disease in an individual.
Default: This refers to an individual who did not complete leprosy
management course within the specific time or period which lead to the
rehabilitation of the state of active disease in an individual.
4.
Relapse: This is an individual who has been rehabilitated
and develops active signs of leprosy after a minimum of one year.
Relapse: This is an individual who has been rehabilitated
and develops active signs of leprosy after a minimum of one year.
5.
People Affected by Leprosy (PAL): This refers to people who have suffered from
leprosy infections.
People Affected by Leprosy (PAL): This refers to people who have suffered from
leprosy infections.
6.
Peripheral Nerves: These are nerves that are close to the surface of
the skin.
Peripheral Nerves: These are nerves that are close to the surface of
the skin.
7.
Infection: This is a disease caused by bacteria or virus that
affects a particular part of the body.
Infection: This is a disease caused by bacteria or virus that
affects a particular part of the body.
8.
Bacterial: A very small living thing relating to plants, some
of which causes diseases.
Bacterial: A very small living thing relating to plants, some
of which causes diseases.
9.
Acid Fast Bacillae (AFB): A common description of the bacillae that causes
both leprosy and tuberculosis infections.
Acid Fast Bacillae (AFB): A common description of the bacillae that causes
both leprosy and tuberculosis infections.
10.
Multibacillary Leprosy (MB): Heavy infections with mycobacterium leprae defined
by more than five anaesthetic skin patches.
Multibacillary Leprosy (MB): Heavy infections with mycobacterium leprae defined
by more than five anaesthetic skin patches.
11.
Paucibacillary Leprosy (PB): Lesser infections with mycobacterium leprae defined
by up to five anaesthetic skin patches.
Paucibacillary Leprosy (PB): Lesser infections with mycobacterium leprae defined
by up to five anaesthetic skin patches.