Leprosy is not really scary, early detection of early treatment can be completely cured

January 21, Qinghai Province Tongren chronic disease prevention and Control hospital, leprosy patients in front of the sun in the ward. Xinhua News agency reporter Wu Gang photographed

Newspaper reporter marks correspondent Zhao Triyu

Haikou Xiuying Leprosy Rehabilitation Community, living 104 average age 73 years old, most of them young into the "village", but never left the ...

January 23 early in the morning, in the leprosy rehabilitation community, 79-Year-old sheep Grandpa put on his favorite hat, standing in the Community Gate watch. This day, someone will come to see them.

"Every year, a lot of people come to see us, I also went to Sanya, Boao tourism several times." "Sheep and grandpa have lived here for 62 years, from their loved ones, to strangers who often scramble to come and take care of them." The goat said that he had been through the winter and the warm sun, and now he was satisfied with his life.

January 25 This year is the 65th session of the World Leprosy Day and the 28th "China Leprosy Festival", this year's theme is "accelerated action to eliminate leprosy hazards." It is understood that with the development of medical and health undertakings, the incidence of leprosy in our province continues to decline, leprosy is basically controlled.

Leprosy is transmitted by close contact

Most people have immunity.

"Leprosy is a contagious disease caused by leprosy, the main infringement of the body's skin and peripheral nerves, not timely treatment, prone to disfigurement damage or hand-foot deformity, light loss of labor capacity, and even the emergence of life can not self-care." "Xu Yujun, chief of the Prevention and Control section of the Provincial Leather prevention center, told reporters that leprosy had been prevalent in the world for more than 2000 years.

As a result of the development of health in the past, Hainan was a leprosy endemic area, the 1965 annual incidence rate reached 12.41/100,000. With the development of medical and health undertakings, the effectiveness of leprosy prevention and control in Hainan was notable, especially after leprosy combined chemotherapy in 1983, the incidence of leprosy continued to decline, falling to 0.135/100,000 in 2014, and the prevalence of the disease was reduced from 0.69% in 1965 to 0.007% today.

According to statistics, at present, there are 64 cases of leprosy patients in the province, after the newly discovered leprosy patients after the cure of the basic return to society, is expected to Hainan Province leprosy epidemic in the future for quite a long time will be wandering in the low level.

"Untreated patients are an important source of infection, and it is also associated with the person's own immune status if they are exposed to leprosy patients." "Close contact is the main mode of transmission of the disease, and prolonged close contact can lead to the spread of the family," Xu Yujun said. Several reports show that the prevalence of leprosy in families is significantly higher than in other populations, indicating that close direct contact with the patient and genetic factors may be important routes of transmission of leprosy.

The majority of people have specific immunity to leprosy, not after contact with leprosy patients, only a few more leprosy susceptible. Therefore, leprosy workers and volunteers in close contact with patients, and not thus infected with leprosy, the public should not be overly alarmed.

Early detection of early treatment can be completely cured

Early detection of leprosy-related symptoms, timely treatment, early diagnosis, standardized therapy, and actively prevent the treatment of disability factors, leprosy can be completely cured, and can avoid the body deformity occurred.

In China, leprosy treatment drugs are provided by the state free of charge, patients as long as the rule of treatment, general treatment of 6 months to 2 years, can be completely cured, without leaving Sequela. A patient who takes several doses of medication loses its infectivity, so leprosy patients do not need to be quarantined and treatment can be done at home. The patient is not only able to live with his family, but also to work in a daily routine.

If you suspect that you have leprosy, Xu Yujun said, go to leprosy professional institutions or to a better comprehensive medical institution. Usually to the city and county Centers for Disease Prevention and control, skin disease prevention or treatment at all levels of General Hospital Dermatology clinic. Even if the dermatologists of these comprehensive medical institutions are not diagnosed immediately, they can tell you where to go for further examination to ensure that they do not delay their illness.

Experts pointed out that the public "talk about Ma color change", discrimination or exclusion of patients, will lead to delayed diagnosis, but may endanger themselves. It is hoped that the whole society can work together to eliminate discrimination and prejudice against leprosy sufferers.