4501 x 2940 px | 38,1 x 24,9 cm | 15 x 9,8 inches | 300dpi
Aufnahmedatum:
17. Dezember 2017
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Colony Antonio Diogo is available a hospital centre within the same residential area. Nucleus controlled by Catholic Church have more economical resources but at the same time they practise by far their control. Leprosy (also known as Hansen’s disease) is a chronic infectious disease with particular epidemiological and clinical characteristics. It is caused by the bacillus Mycobacterium leprae, a intracytoplasmic parasite, affecting mainly the skin and/or peripheral nerves. The primary source of human leprosy is the transmission by untreated patients. The main location for the spread of infection is in the family setting where contact is constant. In eventual contact with untreated patients, only 2-5% will become ill. Leprosy is considered a public health problem in Brazil and worldwide. In 2010, 211, 903 cases of leprosy were notified by World Health Organization (WHO) in 141 countries or territoriums [3]. In 1991, WHO adopted a resolution to eradicate leprosy as a public health problem, for that would be required a prevalence of less than 1 per 10, 000 people. However, due to failures in policies to combat the endemic, Brazil has shown in 2012, according to the Brazilian Public Department of Health the second highest prevalence in the world (18, 22 per 100, 000 people), following only India
