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Modulation of the Response to Mycobacterium leprae and Pathogenesis of Leprosy
2 Jun 2022
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The initial infection by the obligate intracellular bacillus Mycobacterium leprae evolves to leprosy in a small subset of the infected individuals. Transmission is believed to occur mainly by exposure to bacilli present in aerosols expelled by infected individuals with high bacillary load. Mycobacterium leprae -specific DNA has been detected in the blood of asymptomatic household contacts of leprosy patients...
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