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Leprosy is a curable bacterial infection — not a curse, not a punishment, and not something a person should have to hide. With early diagnosis and consistent treatment, it can be fully cured with no lasting disability.
Leprosy carries a lot of outdated fear. Here's what's actually true, medically.
Leprosy is highly contagious and spreads through touch.
It spreads only through prolonged, close respiratory contact with an untreated patient — not by touch, sharing food, or casual contact. Risk drops sharply once treatment starts.
Leprosy cannot be cured.
Leprosy is fully curable with Multi-Drug Therapy (MDT), the WHO-recommended treatment available free under India's National Leprosy Eradication Programme (NLEP).
It's hereditary or a result of past sins.
Leprosy is caused by the bacterium Mycobacterium leprae. It is not hereditary, and not linked to any moral failing.
Leprosy mainly affects the skin and peripheral nerves. Early diagnosis is what prevents long-term nerve damage.
Flat skin patches that may feel numb to touch, temperature, or pain.
Loss of sensation in the hands, feet, or affected skin areas.
Weakness in the hands or feet, sometimes with visible thickening of nearby nerves.
Leprosy is treated with a combination of antibiotics taken over 6 to 12 months, depending on the type diagnosed. This regimen is provided free of cost through India's National Leprosy Eradication Programme (NLEP), and our role is to help you get there — accurate diagnosis, nerve function assessment, and consistent monitoring throughout your course.
If skin patches, nerve pain, or a treatment reaction develops during your course, our dermatologist can manage these symptoms directly, alongside your MDT — so you're never left figuring things out alone.
A clinical skin and nerve examination, done privately, to confirm the type of leprosy.
We help you start and stay consistent with your MDT course.
Skin, nerve, or reaction-related symptoms are treated directly at our clinic.
Regular follow-ups track your progress and catch complications early.
Yes. With Multi-Drug Therapy (MDT), leprosy is fully curable. Most patients are no longer infectious within a few days of starting treatment.
No. It requires prolonged, close contact with an untreated person's respiratory droplets — not touch, shared utensils, or brief interaction.
Yes. Your diagnosis and treatment are discussed privately with you, with the same confidentiality as any other medical condition.
No — disability is preventable. It typically results from delayed diagnosis, not the disease itself. Early treatment greatly reduces this risk.
MDT is provided free of cost under India's National Leprosy Eradication Programme. We help coordinate your diagnosis, access, and ongoing symptom care.
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