Leps disease and it,s treatment

 Also known as the International Leprosy Festival. The theme of this event is: "Comprehensively eliminate the hazards of leprosy and move towards civilization and progress together". In China, this day is the 34th "Chinese Leprosy Festival".

Maybe many people think that the demon "leprosy" is far away from us

 But as one of the world's three major chronic infectious diseases (the other two are tuberculosis and syphilis), it should arouse sufficient attention from the whole society. Traditional Chinese medicine refers to this disease as "gale", etc. From ancient times to the present, leprosy has been a serious disease that can cause disability and loss of labor. 2020 is an extraordinary year. The new coronavirus epidemic rages on the planet. So far, it has infected more than 100 million people and caused uncountable social and economic losses. The roar of infectious diseases, a scourge, once again awakened mankind. Therefore, the development of today's society calls on everyone to raise awareness of health and civilization, and face diseases together.

Every year, more than 10 million people in the world are infected with leprosy

 The disease is a chronic infectious disease caused by Mycobacterium leprosy, which is mainly distributed in third world countries such as Asia, Africa and Latin America. The most important clinical manifestation of leprosy is chronic inflammation of the skin and mucous membranes. Because Mycobacterium leprae easily invades nerves, the patient's skin sensation gradually loses, that is, "numbness". In severe cases, there may be disability such as the loss of hands, feet and fingers. Since the founding of New China, my country's leprosy prevention and control work has made significant progress, but it has occurred in Yunnan, Guizhou and other places. Leprosy is mainly infected through close contact with patients and daily necessities used by patients. When humans did not recognize Mycobacterium leprosy, they discovered that cutting off the source of infection in patients can reduce the infection rate. Therefore, "Leprosy Village" and "Leprosy Island" were the earliest methods of isolation. At the same time, as an incurable disease several decades ago, leprosy also caused human "leprophobia". Most people are not willing to have any contact with patients at all, and patients are discriminated against. About 5% of Chinese leprosy patients are children. Therefore, only when medical institutions at all levels carry out their work under the leadership of competent departments, actively manage them scientifically, and guide ordinary people to correctly understand leprosy, can the incidence of leprosy be continuously reduced. With the progress of science, humans have developed antibiotics and other drugs against Mycobacterium leprosy, which has changed the principle of response to this disease from passive isolation and prevention to equal attention to prevention and control.

Since 1954, French philanthropist Fleurau has been in Paris to arouse people to treat leprosy patients with tolerance, respect their personality and freedom, encourage and help them get the same treatment and life as other patients, and initiate the last Sunday of January every year. Designated as "International Leprosy Festival". In fact, the "taboo of the disease and the doctor" still exists today, especially in the underdeveloped areas. People's fear of disease is the biggest obstacle to disease prevention. With the help of the annual "World Leprosy Day" top-down, nationwide publicity and science activities, the purpose is to popularize leprosy prevention knowledge, eliminate leprosy terror and discrimination, and attract the attention of all sectors of society and participate in the cause of leprosy elimination. The cause of eliminating leprosy has played a real role in promoting.