Risk Factors for Leprosy
| About risk factors: Risk factors for Leprosy are factors that do not seem to be a direct cause of the disease, but seem to be associated in some way. Having a risk factor for Leprosy makes the chances of getting a condition higher but does not always lead to Leprosy. Also, the absence of any risk factors or having a protective factor does not necessarily guard you against getting Leprosy. For general information and a list of risk factors, see the risk center. |
Risk factor list: The list of risk factors mentioned for Leprosy in various sources includes:
- International travel
- Developing countries
- India
- Myanmar
- Nepal
- Asia
- Africa
- Central America
- South America
- Aborigines
- Droplet transmission
- Soil transmission
Risk factors discussion:
Close contacts with patients with
untreated, active, predominantly multibacillary disease, and
persons living in countries with highly endemic disease. 1
Footnotes:
1. excerpt from Hansen's Disease (Leprosy): DBMD
Last revision:
May 30, 2003
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