leprosy

Summary

leprosy is an infectious disease^[1]. leprosy ranks in the top 0.72% of infectious_disease entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (27,852 views/month, #2 of 279).^[2]

Key Facts

• leprosy's instance of is recorded as infectious disease^[3].
• leprosy's instance of is recorded as class of disease^[4].
• Gerhard Armauer Hansen is named after leprosy^[5].
• leprosy is a type of primary bacterial infectious disease^[6].
• leprosy is a type of mycobacterium infectious disease^[7].
• leprosy is a type of eye disease^[8].
• leprosy is a type of peripheral neuropathy^[9].
• leprosy is a type of testicular disease^[10].
• leprosy is a type of upper respiratory tract disease^[11].
• leprosy is a type of neglected tropical disease^[12].
• leprosy is a type of disease^[13].
• leprosy's Commons category is recorded as Leprosy^[14].
• leprosy's symptoms and signs is recorded as polyneuropathy^[15].
• leprosy's symptoms and signs is recorded as hypoesthesia^[16].
• leprosy's symptoms and signs is recorded as depigmentation^[17].
• leprosy's symptoms and signs is recorded as paresthesia^[18].
• leprosy's symptoms and signs is recorded as muscle atrophy^[19].
• leprosy's symptoms and signs is recorded as contracture^[20].
• leprosy's symptoms and signs is recorded as mutilation^[21].
• leprosy's symptoms and signs is recorded as lagophthalmos^[22].
• leprosy's symptoms and signs is recorded as keratitis^[23].
• leprosy's symptoms and signs is recorded as nasal septal perforation^[24].
• leprosy's symptoms and signs is recorded as nosebleed^[25].
• leprosy's symptoms and signs is recorded as dystrophy^[26].
• leprosy's has cause is recorded as Mycobacterium leprae^[27].

Why It Matters

leprosy ranks in the top 0.72% of infectious_disease entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (27,852 views/month, #2 of 279).^[2] leprosy has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[28] leprosy is known by 99 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[29]