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La l\u00e8pre, \u00e9galement connue sous le nom de maladie de Hansen, est l'une des maladies les plus stigmatis\u00e9es au monde, laissant les patients se sentir isol\u00e9s et discrimin\u00e9s m\u00eame des ann\u00e9es apr\u00e8s que les scientifiques ont trouv\u00e9 un rem\u00e8de.<\/p>\n

Caus\u00e9e par Mycobacterium leprae, la l\u00e8pre est une maladie infectieuse chronique<\/a> qui affecte la peau, les nerfs, les yeux et la muqueuse nasale. Les sympt\u00f4mes sur la peau comprennent des bosses, un gonflement, des ulc\u00e8res, des taches d\u00e9color\u00e9es et une perte des sourcils et des cils. Les patients peuvent \u00e9galement souffrir de saignements de nez et de nez bouch\u00e9. Les l\u00e9sions nerveuses peuvent provoquer un engourdissement et une faiblesse et entra\u00eener la paralysie des mains et des pieds, la paralysie et la c\u00e9cit\u00e9 si elles ne sont pas trait\u00e9es.<\/p>\n

Bien que rare, la l\u00e8pre existe encore aujourd\u2019hui. Environ 208 000 personnes sont touch\u00e9es par la maladie mondial<\/a>, et environ 100 personnes aux \u00c9tats-Unis re\u00e7oivent un diagnostic chaque ann\u00e9e.<\/p>\n

En cette Journ\u00e9e mondiale de la l\u00e8pre, c\u00e9l\u00e9br\u00e9e chaque ann\u00e9e le dernier dimanche de janvier, brisons la stigmatisation en connaissant les faits et en d\u00e9mystifiant les id\u00e9es fausses courantes sur la maladie.<\/p>\n

Mythe #1\u00a0: La l\u00e8pre est tr\u00e8s contagieuse<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Fait\u00a0: selon les Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC<\/a>), le 95% des adultes peut combattre la bact\u00e9rie responsable de la l\u00e8pre.<\/p>\n

La l\u00e8pre ne peut pas se propager par contact occasionnel, comme serrer la main, s'asseoir \u00e0 c\u00f4t\u00e9 d'un patient ou lui parler, mais uniquement par un contact \u00e9troit et prolong\u00e9 avec une personne contagieuse.<\/p>\n

Mythe #2 : La l\u00e8pre est incurable<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Fait : La l\u00e8pre peut \u00eatre gu\u00e9rie gr\u00e2ce \u00e0 un traitement associant une combinaison d\u2019antibiotiques. La polychimioth\u00e9rapie dure un \u00e0 deux ans.<\/p>\n

Bien que le traitement puisse gu\u00e9rir la maladie et emp\u00eacher sa progression, il ne peut pas inverser les l\u00e9sions nerveuses ou la d\u00e9figuration une fois form\u00e9es. Il est donc important de diagnostiquer la maladie \u00e0 un stade pr\u00e9coce et de se faire soigner imm\u00e9diatement.<\/p>\n

Mythe #3\u00a0:\u00a0Seules les personnes pauvres sont atteintes de la l\u00e8pre<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Fait\u00a0: La l\u00e8pre touche les personnes pauvres immunit\u00e9<\/a>. Les personnes vivant dans des communaut\u00e9s d\u00e9favoris\u00e9es sont plus vuln\u00e9rables \u00e0 la l\u00e8pre, car le manque d\u2019assainissement, d\u2019acc\u00e8s \u00e0 l\u2019eau potable, \u00e0 la nutrition et un niveau de vie inf\u00e9rieur pourraient affecter le syst\u00e8me immunitaire.<\/p>\n

Mythe #4\u00a0:\u00a0Les patients l\u00e9preux doivent rester isol\u00e9s<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Fait : Les patients trait\u00e9s aux antibiotiques peuvent poursuivre leur vie normale et vivre parmi leur famille et leurs amis.<\/p>\n

L\u2019infection n\u2019est plus contagieuse quelques jours apr\u00e8s le d\u00e9but du traitement aux antibiotiques. Mais pour \u00e9viter que l\u2019infection ne r\u00e9apparaisse, l\u2019int\u00e9gralit\u00e9 du traitement prescrit doit \u00eatre compl\u00e9t\u00e9e.<\/p>\n

Mythe #5\u00a0:\u00a0La l\u00e8pre fait tomber les doigts et les orteils d'une personne<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Fait : Les nerfs des chiffres peuvent devenir engourdis, mais ils ne tombent pas simplement.<\/p>\n

Au stade avanc\u00e9 de la maladie non trait\u00e9e, si les patients subissent des br\u00fblures ou des coupures aux doigts et ne les traitent pas, cela peut entra\u00eener une infection et des dommages permanents. Finalement, le corps peut r\u00e9absorber le chiffre.<\/p>\n

Source quotidienne m\u00e9dicale<\/a><\/p>\n

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La l\u00e8pre, \u00e9galement connue sous le nom de maladie de Hansen, est l'une des maladies les plus stigmatis\u00e9es au monde, laissant les patients se sentir isol\u00e9s et discrimin\u00e9s m\u00eame des ann\u00e9es apr\u00e8s que les scientifiques ont trouv\u00e9 un rem\u00e8de.<\/p>\n

Caus\u00e9e par Mycobacterium leprae, la l\u00e8pre est une maladie infectieuse chronique<\/a> qui affecte la peau, les nerfs, les yeux et la muqueuse nasale. Les sympt\u00f4mes sur la peau comprennent des bosses, un gonflement, des ulc\u00e8res, des taches d\u00e9color\u00e9es et une perte des sourcils et des cils. Les patients peuvent \u00e9galement souffrir de saignements de nez et de nez bouch\u00e9. Les l\u00e9sions nerveuses peuvent provoquer un engourdissement et une faiblesse et entra\u00eener la paralysie des mains et des pieds, la paralysie et la c\u00e9cit\u00e9 si elles ne sont pas trait\u00e9es.<\/p>\n

Bien que rare, la l\u00e8pre existe encore aujourd\u2019hui. Environ 208 000 personnes sont touch\u00e9es par la maladie mondial<\/a>, et environ 100 personnes aux \u00c9tats-Unis re\u00e7oivent un diagnostic chaque ann\u00e9e.<\/p>\n

En cette Journ\u00e9e mondiale de la l\u00e8pre, c\u00e9l\u00e9br\u00e9e chaque ann\u00e9e le dernier dimanche de janvier, brisons la stigmatisation en connaissant les faits et en d\u00e9mystifiant les id\u00e9es fausses courantes sur la maladie.<\/p>\n

Mythe #1\u00a0: La l\u00e8pre est tr\u00e8s contagieuse<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Fait\u00a0: selon les Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC<\/a>), le 95% des adultes peut combattre la bact\u00e9rie responsable de la l\u00e8pre.<\/p>\n

La l\u00e8pre ne peut pas se propager par contact occasionnel, comme serrer la main, s'asseoir \u00e0 c\u00f4t\u00e9 d'un patient ou lui parler, mais uniquement par un contact \u00e9troit et prolong\u00e9 avec une personne contagieuse.<\/p>\n

Mythe #2 : La l\u00e8pre est incurable<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Fait : La l\u00e8pre peut \u00eatre gu\u00e9rie gr\u00e2ce \u00e0 un traitement associant une combinaison d\u2019antibiotiques. La polychimioth\u00e9rapie dure un \u00e0 deux ans.<\/p>\n

Bien que le traitement puisse gu\u00e9rir la maladie et emp\u00eacher sa progression, il ne peut pas inverser les l\u00e9sions nerveuses ou la d\u00e9figuration une fois form\u00e9es. Il est donc important de diagnostiquer la maladie \u00e0 un stade pr\u00e9coce et de se faire soigner imm\u00e9diatement.<\/p>\n

Mythe #3\u00a0:\u00a0Seules les personnes pauvres sont atteintes de la l\u00e8pre<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Fait\u00a0: La l\u00e8pre touche les personnes pauvres immunit\u00e9<\/a>. Les personnes vivant dans des communaut\u00e9s d\u00e9favoris\u00e9es sont plus vuln\u00e9rables \u00e0 la l\u00e8pre, car le manque d\u2019assainissement, d\u2019acc\u00e8s \u00e0 l\u2019eau potable, \u00e0 la nutrition et un niveau de vie inf\u00e9rieur pourraient affecter le syst\u00e8me immunitaire.<\/p>\n

Mythe #4\u00a0:\u00a0Les patients l\u00e9preux doivent rester isol\u00e9s<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Fait : Les patients trait\u00e9s aux antibiotiques peuvent poursuivre leur vie normale et vivre parmi leur famille et leurs amis.<\/p>\n

L\u2019infection n\u2019est plus contagieuse quelques jours apr\u00e8s le d\u00e9but du traitement aux antibiotiques. Mais pour \u00e9viter que l\u2019infection ne r\u00e9apparaisse, l\u2019int\u00e9gralit\u00e9 du traitement prescrit doit \u00eatre compl\u00e9t\u00e9e.<\/p>\n

Mythe #5\u00a0:\u00a0La l\u00e8pre fait tomber les doigts et les orteils d'une personne<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Fait : Les nerfs des chiffres peuvent devenir engourdis, mais ils ne tombent pas simplement.<\/p>\n

Au stade avanc\u00e9 de la maladie non trait\u00e9e, si les patients subissent des br\u00fblures ou des coupures aux doigts et ne les traitent pas, cela peut entra\u00eener une infection et des dommages permanents. 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Approximately 208,000 people are affected by the disease worldwide, and around 100 individuals in the U.S. receive a diagnosis each year.This World Leprosy Day, observed on the last Sunday of January every year, let us break the stigma by knowing the facts and debunking the common misconceptions about the disease.Myth #1: Leprosy Is highly contagiousFact: According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), 95% of adults can fight off the bacteria that causes leprosy.Leprosy cannot spread through casual contact like shaking hands, sitting next to or talking to a patient but only through long-term close contact with an infectious person.Myth #2: Leprosy Is incurableFact: Leprosy can be cured through a treatment that involves a combination of antibiotics. The multidrug therapy takes one to two years.Although the treatment can cure the disease and prevent its progression, it cannot reverse nerve damage or disfigurement once formed. Hence, it is important to diagnose the disease early and seek treatment immediately.Myth #3: Only Poor People Get LeprosyFact: Leprosy affects people with poor immunity. Those living in underprivileged communities are more vulnerable to leprosy, as lack of sanitation, access to clean water, nutrition and lower standards of living could affect the immune systems.Myth #4: Leprosy Patients Need to Stay IsolatedFact: Patients who are being treated with antibiotics can continue their normal lives and live among their family and friends.The infection is not contagious a few days into the treatment with antibiotics. But to ensure that the infection does not return, the entire prescribed treatment should be completed.Myth #5: Leprosy Makes A Person's Fingers and Toes Fall OffFact: The nerves of the digits may become numb but they do not just fall off.In the advanced stage of the untreated disease, if the patients suffer burns or cuts to the digits and leave them untreated, it can lead to infection and permanent damage. 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