How is leprosy transmitted

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Leprosy may impress you, but it's not a disease like cold. It's an infectious disease, and it's also a very strong chronic infectious disease. Therefore, once its symptoms appear, we must go to the regular hospital for treatment in time. In addition, we can also learn more about leprosy, so as to better prevent leprosy. Today, let's introduce leprosy The way of transmission.

How is leprosy transmitted

First, direct contact infection refers to the direct contact between healthy people and patients with infectious leprosy. This infection is most common in family members who are in close contact with patients. Although the close degree of contact is related to the incidence of infection. But this does not rule out the possibility of occasional contact and infection.

Second, indirect contact infection means that healthy people and patients with infectious leprosy are infected through certain media. For example, contact with clothes used by infected patients. Bedding. Handkerchief. Tableware, etc. The possibility of indirect contact is less than that of direct contact. But it can't be ignored.

Third: other ways of infection, whether through the skin, respiratory tract, digestive tract, leprosy bacteria may invade the human body and cause infection. Recently, it has been emphasized that respiratory tract infection

matters needing attention

If you are sick, see a doctor early, and isolate the family members of the patients.