leprosy
81Hansen disease — Leprosy, a chronic granulomatous infection caused by a bacillus which affects various parts of the body, including particularly the skin and nerves. (Granulomas are inflammatory nodules that are usually small, granular, firm, and persistent.) The …
82Disease, Hansen — Leprosy, a chronic granulomatous infection caused by a bacillus which affects various parts of the body, including particularly the skin and nerves. Granulomas are inflammatory nodules that are usually small, granular, firm, and persistent. The… …
83LEC — leprosy elimination campaign; leukoencephalitis; long Evans cinnamon [rat]; low energy cardioversion; lower esophageal contractility …
84lepra bacillus — leprosy bacillus Mycobacterium leprae …
85LEC — • leprosy elimination campaign; • leukoencephalitis; • long Evans cinnamon [rat]; • low energy cardioversion; • lower esophageal contractility …
86Matsuki Miyazaki — (宮崎 松記, Miyazaki Matsuki?, January 10, 1900 – June 14, 1972) was a Japanese medical doctor, the director of the Kyushu Sanatorium (Kikuchi Keifuen Sanatorium) (1934–1958) in Kumamoto, Japan. He studied war and leprosy and found that stress was a… …
87Masayuki Kawamura — (河村 正之, Kawamura Masayuki?, May 1, 1878 – July 28, 1933) was a Japanese physician who worked at Kikuchi Keifuen Sanatorium between 1909 and 1933. He was the only physician director of the sanatorium at its start, while there were officials of the …
88Noboru Ogasawara — (小笠原 登, Ogasawara Noboru?, July 10, 1888 – December 12, 1970) was a Japanese physician (dermatologist) specializing in leprosy. He was an assistant professor at the Department of Kyoto Imperial University. He insisted that leprosy was not… …
89Mycobacterium leprae — Microphotograph of Mycobacterium leprae taken from a skin lesion. Source: CDC Scientific classification Kingdom …
90Yōhei Sasakawa — nihongo|Yōhei Sasakawa|笹川 陽平|Sasakawa Yōhei (born January 8, 1939) is chairman of The Nippon Foundation, the World Health Organization Goodwill Ambassador for Leprosy Elimination, and Japan s Ambassador for the Human Rights of People Affected by… …
