Term Name: leprosy
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Definition: A primary bacterial infectious disease that results_in infection located_in superficial peripheral nerves, located_in skin, located_in mucous membranes of the upper respiratory tract, located_in anterior chamber of the eyes, or located_in testes, has_material_basis_in Mycobacterium leprae, which is transmitted_by aerosol spread from infected nasal secretions to exposed nasal and oral mucosa. The infection has_symptom skin lesions, has_symptom sensory loss, has_symptom motor loss and has_symptom eye damage.
Ontology: Human Disease [DOID:1024]   ( DOID:1024 )

Relationships
is a type of: primary bacterial infectious disease
has subtype: borderline leprosy indeterminate leprosy lepromatous leprosy tuberculoid leprosy