The World daily action to prevent leprosy has really disappeared

January 25 is the 62nd session of the World Leprosy Day and the 28th "China Leprosy Festival", the theme of our activities is "accelerating action to eliminate leprosy hazards."

The same day, Changsha CDC introduced, leprosy is by the respiratory tract and damaged through the skin of the infected human body caused by chronic infectious diseases, the main infringement of human skin and nerves, serious people can cause skin, nerves, limbs and eyes of the conduct and permanent damage. The typical patient body skin many spots rash, fester, the limb deformity (if appears "The Hawk Hand"), is described as "disfigurement" the sexual disease.
human fear of leprosy has a long history, at present, worldwide, leprosy epidemic has been controlled, Changsha in late 20th century announced the basic elimination of leprosy, in the past decade has been a new case report. Due to the lack of awareness of leprosy and prejudice, discrimination against leprosy patients are still very common, seriously affecting the treatment and life of leprosy patients.
Leprosy is not contagious, experts have described. Even if they are infected with leprosy, most people can establish an effective immune response without onset. Even if the disease, through the formal combination of drug treatment, the vast majority of patients can be cured. At present, the treatment of leprosy is based on the standard regimen recommended by the World Health Organization combined with drug chemotherapy (MDT), combined, regular and full use of anti-leprosy drugs, is the key to ensure the success of treatment. Social discrimination is more damaging to leprosy patients than to physical diseases. Experts call for medical personnel, family members and members of society as a whole to be concerned, to help and not discriminate against leprosy sufferers, and to accelerate action to eliminate leprosy hazards.
Xiaoxiang Morning News Changsha January 25 reporter Liu Shaolong intern Olijuan correspondent Chedin
RELATED links: Leprosy patients enjoy health rights
in our country, leprosy is the third type of statutory infectious disease. According to the People's Republic of China Law on Infectious disease prevention and related laws and regulations, leprosy patients enjoy the following health rights and interests:
1, any unit or individual may not take the treatment of leprosy patients with compulsory isolation measures. Leprosy patients have the right to equal medical treatment, medical institutions should be based on the patient's condition to take the necessary treatment and control of transmission measures, should not be leprosy patients and refused to check, treatment.
2. Leprosy patients have the right to equal access to education, no school can refuse the admission requirements of leprosy patients and their children, for the students suffering from leprosy, the school should be in accordance with the requirements of the Leprosy Prevention and Control Department of the patient management, not because of the disease and forced students to drop out.
3. Leprosy patients have the right to equal employment, have the right to work remuneration, rest and leave, enjoy social insurance and welfare. Leprosy patients have the right to choose the appropriate occupation according to their physical condition. No unit shall relieve the labor contract of a patient who has not lost the ability to work because of leprosy.