This news brief (from the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette) continues to illustrate that leprosy is feared, and people with the disease are likely to face stigma. Reminder: leprosy is curable. Its not highly contagious. AND, if treated quickly, people affected will lead totally normal lives. The link to Ebola at the end of the article? Well, that just proves that people continue to fear leprosy in North America. There is no link, except that both diseases primarily affect people who do not have access to quality health care. Thats individuals living on the margins of society, in poverty. Choose to learn more. Choose to #EndStigma: effecthope.org/learn Leprosy poses little risk CLEVELAND — There are no signs that leprosy diagnosed in an Ohio inmate had spread to other prisoners or staff, and there is little risk that it has, prison officials said on Friday. The inmate, originally from Micronesia, a region of islands in the Pacific Ocean, is being treated in Columbus after tests Tuesday determined that he had leprosy, an Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction spokeswoman said Friday. The chronic infection can be treated with antibiotics. The leprosy diagnosis came the day before the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced that a Dallas-area nurse diagnosed with Ebola had traveled to northeast Ohio.
Posted on: Mon, 20 Oct 2014 14:11:51 +0000
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