leprosy

chronic infection caused by bacteria Mycobacterium leprae
MedicalCondition infectious_disease Q36956
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leprosy

Summary

leprosy is an infectious disease[1]. leprosy has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[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 has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2] leprosy is known by 99 alternative names across languages and contexts.[28]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . Disease Ontology. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . Disease Ontology. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . Disease Ontology. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . Disease Ontology. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . Disease Ontology. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  2. [28] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 16h ago · Susmuffin · 2026-07-04 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of infectious disease, class of disease
    Subclass of primary bacterial infectious disease, mycobacterium infectious disease, eye disease +5
    Harper's tag leprosy
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P13772]]: leprosy, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/289947789|leprosy (#289947789)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/7915|Harper's tag]] #mix'n'm"
  2. 1d ago · JhealdBatch bot · 2026-07-03 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Subclass of primary bacterial infectious disease, mycobacterium infectious disease, eye disease +5
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/39732|batch #39732]]: rm redundant subclass"
  3. 22d ago · MariuszRokin · 2026-06-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Svkkl authority id 0237679-lepra
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P9322]]: 0237679-lepra, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/259599|batch #259599]]"
  4. 6w ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Minimal incubation period in humans {'unit': 'Q577', 'amount': '+1'}
    Possible treatment pharmacotherapy
    Aliases
    Subclass of
    + 19 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|6 */ [[Property:P2347]]: 16165, mv to monolingual text names on YSO statements"
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