Hansen's disease in Colombia, 2022: epidemiological perspective
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Hansen, Mycobacterium leprae, Mycobacterium lepramatosis, SARS-CoV-2Abstract
Hansen's disease (HD) or leprosy is a chronic infectious-contagious entity with a granulomatous pathology characteristic, mainly caused by Mycobacterium leprae and/or Mycobacterium lepramatosis, mainly affecting the peripheral nervous system and upper respiratory tract, with a long incubation period1. It is considered a neglected disease that is mainly associated with conditions of extreme poverty, migration or displacement, population with limited access to health services, or with close contact or epidemiological link with people who are carriers of the disease2.
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