Wind

Wind's disease overview

What is leprosy?

leprosy (English name is Leprosed or Hansen’s Disease) is a chronic progressive infection caused by Mycobacterium leprae.

The disease can cause disabilities if not detected and treated promptly. It is these disabilities that make the patient alienated and discriminated against.

Currently, leprosy can be completely cured with multi -chemotherapy.

Is leprosy dangerous?

Leprosy has appeared very early from 1400 BC and it is considered a dangerous pathology because it has robbed the lives of many people in the world in which Vietnam because at that time the The scientist has not found the cause, treatment and prevention of leprosy.

In 1873, Armauer Hansen found the cause of the disease. Since then, the treatment of leprosy has been noticed and in the right direction. By 1982, the method of multi -chemotherapy was born to significantly reduce the rate of leprosy circulation in all countries around the world.

However, the number of newly discovered patients is still high, so the Phong Phong Prevention Program must still be maintained until the ultimate goal is: Paying completely leprosy.

leprosy is divided into the following forms:

I-IndeterMinate: This is the first or early stage of the disease.

tu-tuberculoid: This can have good resistance so it can go away on its own.

Intermediate (B-borderline): This form has the characteristics of the bulb and tu.

can (l-lepromatous): This is a heavy body, formerly known as malignant body.

In addition, to facilitate the treatment in the community, the World Health Organization (WHO) has divided leprosy into the following two groups:

PB-PAICIBACILLARY: Patients with bacteria index (Bi-bacterial index) negative and have 1-5 skin lesions.

Bacterial group (MB-Multibacillary): Patients with 6 or more skin lesions or positive bacteria index.

Causes of Wind's disease

Why do people suffer from leprosy?

Causes of leprosy is caused by mycobacterium leprae belonging to the Mycobacteriaceae family.

Characteristics of pathogenic bacilli:

This bacterium has a stick, 1-8 micrometers long, 0.3 micrometers, alcohol resistance, acidosis, red catch when dyeing Ziehl-Neelsen and purple catch when dyed gram.

When you get out of the bacterial body, it only lasts for 1-3 days. Multiply slow, its reproductive cycle is 12-13 days.

So far, this bacilla has not been cultivated in the artificial environment, so the vaccine has not been built.

Symptoms of Wind's disease

leprosy mainly affects the skin and nerves outside the brain and the spinal cord, which is called peripheral nerves, sometimes it can also attack on Eyes and nasal mucosa.

Skin lesions accompanied by decreased or loss of sensation, including clinical images:

Inlaid (encountered in uncertainty),

The tubers (encountered in the body of the root),

Interfaces, tumors (encountered in intermediate and u -tumors).

Peripheral nerve lesions:

The large peripheral nerves, or especially the cylindrical cord, rotating wire, posterior tibia ... loss of sensation (hot and cold, pain, tactile) in the skin areas Due to the dominant nerve. If not treated promptly, it can lead to disability such as: stork fingers, toes, feet, open eyelashes ...

In addition, there may be some other symptoms such as excretion disorders (dry skin, fat gloss), nutritional disorders (eyebrow loss, potholes ... ), rhinitis, laryngitis ...

Transmission route of Wind's diseaseWind

Is leprosy contagious?

leprosy is a contagious disease, but slowly spread, less spread and very difficult to spread. The disease is spread due to direct contact, long -term time to be able to spread. According to many researchers, the rate of spread between husband and wife, if one of the two sick people is only 3-5%.

People at risk for Wind's disease

The most risky object of leprosy is those living in areas where many people suffer from leprosy, including some areas such as some territories in India, China, Japan, Japan, Nepal, Egypt, ... Especially those who are exposed regularly with leprosy.

Some patients with genetic defects in the immune system such as defects in the q25 region on chromosomes 6 are likely to be infected with this pathology

Those who regularly handle certain animals such as Armadillos, African crystal, white -necked monkey and long -tailed monkeys, are known to carry leprosy bacteria due to infection from animals. , especially if they do not wear protective gloves when handling these animals.

Prevention of Wind's disease

Currently, scientists have not studied leprosy vaccines, so in order not to suffer from leprosy, it is necessary to take preventive measures.

Propaganda and education in many forms for people to better understand leprosy, not alienation, fear, avoid discrimination for patients with leprosy.

Clean environmental sanitation, eating, providing adequate nutrients to improve the body's resistance.

When suspected symptoms of leprosy, medical facilities need to be consulted, diagnosed and treated promptly, avoiding disability may occur.

Diagnostic measures for Wind's disease

Currently, there are 2 main methods to diagnose leprosy:

Find leprosy bacilli: The product is secretion or part of the biopsy in skin lesions or neurological lesions. Dyeing the Ziehl-Neelsen method is that the bacillus catches red standing into a bundle, clustered or scattered.

Biopsy: In case of difficulty diagnosis can biopsy damage to determine specific pathological anatomical images.

Wind's disease treatments

Can leprosy can be cured

According to statistics, in the past two decades, 16 million leprosy patients have been completely cured, so leprosy has been a disease that can be cured and provided by the World Health Organization. Free treatment.

Principle of treatment:

All leprosy patients must be treated with multi -chemotherapy, sufficient doses, enough time.

home and completely free. In case of complications that can be treated in medical facilities.

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