How Does Leprosy Damage the Human Body?
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Leprosy brings to mind images of biblical beggars, lonely leper colonies, and seems, for some, to have all but disappeared into the history books. But leprosy stills haunts many parts of the world and theres an absurd amount that we dont know about the disease.
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SICK is a new series that looks at how diseases actually work inside our body. We'll be visiting medical centers and talking to top researchers and doctors to uncover the mysteries of viruses, bacteria, fungi and our own immune system. Come back every Tuesday for a new episode and let us know in the comments which diseases you think we should cover next.
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Read More:
Reprogramming Adult Schwann Cells to Stem Cell-like Cells by Leprosy Bacilli Promotes Dissemination of Infection
https://www.cell.com/cell/fulltext/S0092-8674(12)01501-2?_returnURL=https%3A%2F%2Flinkinghub.elsevier.com%2Fretrieve%2Fpii%2FS0092867412015012%3Fshowall%3Dtrue#secd19980446e639
Learn more about Mycobacterium leprae
https://www.sciencedirect.com/topics/medicine-and-dentistry/mycobacterium-leprae
On the Origin of Leprosy
https://science.sciencemag.org/content/308/5724/1040
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SICK is a new series that looks at how diseases actually work inside our body. We'll be visiting medical centers and talking to top researchers and doctors to uncover the mysteries of viruses, bacteria, fungi and our own immune system. Come back every Tuesday for a new episode and let us know in the comments which diseases you think we should cover next.
____________________
Read More:
Reprogramming Adult Schwann Cells to Stem Cell-like Cells by Leprosy Bacilli Promotes Dissemination of Infection
https://www.cell.com/cell/fulltext/S0092-8674(12)01501-2?_returnURL=https%3A%2F%2Flinkinghub.elsevier.com%2Fretrieve%2Fpii%2FS0092867412015012%3Fshowall%3Dtrue#secd19980446e639
Learn more about Mycobacterium leprae
https://www.sciencedirect.com/topics/medicine-and-dentistry/mycobacterium-leprae
On the Origin of Leprosy
https://science.sciencemag.org/content/308/5724/1040
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