Stephen · @mister_goldfish
228 followers · 1504 posts · Server mastodon.green
More than half of the world's leprosy cases are in India. This article documents the care of those with the condition and includes some beautiful photographs of women having mehndi applied to their hands - celebrating what is often stigmatised.
#GoodNews #India #Leprosy #Women #Beauty #Hope #Reovery #Treatment #Health #Care
https://feminisminindia.com/2023/07/07/lives-of-people-diagnosed-with-leprosy/
#goodnews #india #leprosy #women #beauty #hope #reovery #treatment #health #care
janggolan · @janggolan
172 followers · 7759 posts · Server mastodon.cloudAlthough most cases of #leprosy in heavily endemic areas probably result from respiratory droplets and prolonged person-to-person contactopens in a new tab or window, the disease's #zoonotic transmission remains poorly understood. In some cultures, people hunt and eat #armadillos, which suggests another route of exposure. We also don't know if M. #leprae in the Americas might have an environmental reservoir in soil or animal droppings...
https://www.medpagetoday.com/opinion/parasites-and-plagues/105971?s=09
#leprosy #zoonotic #Armadillos #leprae
onisillos · @onisillos
734 followers · 300 posts · Server mstdn.science"The other unique feature about this disease is that over 95% of the world’s population is immune to infection. Therefore, most people will never go on to develop disease even if they do come in contact with the bacteria."
I’m a doctor who specializes in treating #leprosy. Here’s what I want you to know
https://www.statnews.com/2023/08/23/leprosy-florida-endemic-hansens-disease/
MKSinSA · @MKSinSA
2176 followers · 14676 posts · Server social.vivaldi.net
Chrissakes! #Denguefever in Fla. Already had #malaria and #leprosy there. Are we fast-tracking to 3rd World status through our denials -- both #Climate and #Vaccine?
https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2023/8/18/2188167/-Dengue-Fever-in-Florida-Locally-transmitted
#denguefever #malaria #leprosy #climate #vaccine
Democracy Matters :verified: · @DemocracyMattersALot
5053 followers · 14288 posts · Server mstdn.social
Janice Harayda · @janiceharayda
87 followers · 196 posts · Server me.dmShould Americans worry about the nationwide rise in leprosy? Experts say "no"--it's easily treated today--but a haunting memoir by a woman who got it at age 19 shows why it used to terrify people @medium #Health #History #Memoir #Leprosy #Medium
https://medium.com/p/8d7f5bee689
#health #history #memoir #leprosy #medium
GryphonSK · @GryphonSK
267 followers · 2950 posts · Server techhub.social
Dear #DeSantis, perhaps this is why #Florida is number one in #leprosy cases in the #unitedstates?
#ChristianPrivilege #AmericanTaliban #RightWingExtremism #AlternativeLifestyle #homophobia #transphobia #fascism #Authoritarianism
#desantis #Florida #leprosy #unitedstates #christianprivilege #americantaliban #rightwingextremism #alternativelifestyle #homophobia #transphobia #fascism #authoritarianism
IT News · @itnewsbot
3596 followers · 269568 posts · Server schleuss.onlineFlorida man gets unexplained leprosy case; doctors suspect local soil - Enlarge / An armadillo prepares to cross a gravel road as the space shu... - https://arstechnica.com/?p=1959775 #emerginginfectiousdisease #mycobacteriumleprae #infectiousdisease #bacteria #florida #leprosy #health #cdc
#cdc #health #leprosy #florida #bacteria #infectiousdisease #mycobacteriumleprae #emerginginfectiousdisease
Tech news from Canada · @TechNews
925 followers · 24621 posts · Server mastodon.roitsystems.caArs Technica: Florida man gets unexplained leprosy case; doctors suspect local soil https://arstechnica.com/?p=1959775 #Tech #arstechnica #IT #Technology #emerginginfectiousdisease #mycobacteriumleprae #Infectiousdisease #bacteria #Florida #leprosy #Health #CDC
#Tech #arstechnica #it #technology #emerginginfectiousdisease #mycobacteriumleprae #infectiousdisease #bacteria #florida #leprosy #health #cdc
Servelan · @servelan
453 followers · 15064 posts · Server newsie.socialThe rest of America would like very much not to be like #Florida if it means more #leprosy
Rachel Maddow Uses Leprosy To Destroy Ron #DeSantis #LeprosyState
https://www.politicususa.com/2023/08/07/rachel-maddow-uses-leprosy-to-destroy-ron-desantis.html
#florida #leprosy #desantis #leprosystate
Mr.Trunk · @mrtrunk
5 followers · 11150 posts · Server dromedary.seedoubleyou.meTheOnion: Leprosy Cases Surging In Central Florida https://www.theonion.com/leprosy-cases-surging-in-central-florida-1850708664 #allisonespinosa #alfredogroves #socialissues #rayferguson #leprosy #hansen
#allisonespinosa #alfredogroves #socialissues #rayferguson #leprosy #hansen
maeve harris · @maeve
588 followers · 10407 posts · Server girlcock.clubOn the current outbreak of #leprosy in Central #Florida, and risks of it spreading, becoming endemic https://www.healthline.com/health-news/leprosy-endemic-florida-what-to-know
Chris · @trendskater
93 followers · 840 posts · Server metalhead.club
MikeDunnAuthor · @MikeDunnAuthor
1794 followers · 3794 posts · Server kolektiva.social
CDC issues report that Leprosy is now endemic in Florida, after recently calling Malaria endemic in Florida and Texas. The alarming rise in both diseases are testament to both the declining state of Public Health in the U.S., and the rising threat posed by the Climate Crisis.
https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/29/8/22-0367_article
#PublicHealth #ClimateCrisis #leprosy #HansensDisease #malaria #InfectiousDisease #florida #texas #cdc
#publichealth #ClimateCrisis #leprosy #hansensdisease #malaria #infectiousdisease #florida #texas #cdc
BluePeony :bow_blue: · @pivoinebleue
2469 followers · 20862 posts · Server mstdn.social😳
Very Normal! #Leprosy Cases Surging in #Florida, Government Says
https://futurism.com/neoscope/leprosy-cases-surging-in-florida
> Florida has had a recent surge of leprosy cases and the disease may have become endemic to the state, according to the #CDC.
"This jives with past scientific research that leprosy can be found in soil, water and vegetation."
mexorcist · @mexorcist
25 followers · 42 posts · Server dmv.community
Stop That · @stopthatgirl7
802 followers · 15127 posts · Server famichiki.jpCentral #Florida is a hot spot for #leprosy, report says
https://www.cnn.com/2023/08/01/health/leprosy-central-florida/index.html
Bonnie (she/her) · @BatsInLavender
649 followers · 3784 posts · Server hcommons.social
🤨 not something I expected. First malaria and now leprosy.
ScienceAlert: Leprosy Appears to Be on The Rise in Florida
https://www.sciencealert.com/leprosy-appears-to-be-on-the-rise-in-florida
> A 54-year-old Florida man diagnosed with leprosy adds to a growing number of cases detected in the south-eastern United States, which appears to be a new hotspot for the disease.
Paul Chambers · @paul
1796 followers · 9016 posts · Server oldfriends.live
Leprosy on the rise in #Florida. Yep, you read that right. #Leprosy.
Not just Florida. Reported cases of leprosy have more than doubled in southeastern states over the last decade, according to a new research paper.
However, Leprosy may now be endemic in Florida, according to a report from a journal of the #CDC.
#Health
🔗 https://www.nbcnews.com/health/health-news/leprosy-may-be-endemic-florida-cdc-rcna97567
#florida #leprosy #cdc #health
NiciHW🦋 · @battusphilenor
124 followers · 842 posts · Server sfba.social“#Leprosy Appears to Be on The Rise in Florida (but keep banning books, drag queens and actual Black history while battling Mickey Mouse and watery beer) #DeSantisDestroysFlorida #DeSaster”
https://www.sciencealert.com/leprosy-appears-to-be-on-the-rise-in-florida
#leprosy #DeSantisDestroysFlorida #desaster