Leprosy is one of the least contagious diseases around — and perhaps one of the most misunderstood. The colonies are relics of a not-too-distant... Alamelu, a gray-haired woman who wears a bright pink ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Medieval manuscript drawing of Job, afflicted with leprosy - Alamy Leprosy, as Oliver Basciano notes in his fascinating and humane ...

World Leprosy Day is held every year on the last Sunday of January; this year it falls on 30 January, 2026. According to the World Health Organisation (WHO), leprosy is a neglected tropical disease; ...

Jammu and Kashmir declares leprosy a ‘Notifiable Disease’, requiring mandatory reporting to strengthen detection, treatment ...

Officials in Riverside County, which is near Los Angeles, said they were investigating the two suspected cases at an area elementary school. The Los Angeles Times says nursing staff at Indian Hills ...

A new blood test combined with a standardized questionnaire and artificial intelligence may transform the way leprosy is diagnosed in Brazil. Researchers at the University of São Paulo (USP) tested ...

Chile became the first country in the Americas to be verified by the World Health Organization (WHO) for the elimination of leprosy. WHO with Pan American Health Organization (PAHO), congratulated ...

A doctor visits residents of the Bharathapuram leprosy colony. Even though they are cured of the disease, they have long-term effects — crippled hands, blindness, amputations and, most of all, foot ...

Alamelu, a gray-haired woman who wears a bright pink sari and a gap-tooth smile, has lived in the Kalvari Nagar leprosy colony in India for 22 years and another colony before that. Her family sent her ...