21. Welcome To The Leprosy Mission International Website http://www.leprosymission.org/htm/frameset/frames.htm

22. Socio-Economic Leprosy Rehabilitation Programme In China Extensive information on the project in Guangzhou. By Ruth Winslow and Dr. Yang Li He. http://www.foundation.novartis.com/leprosy_china.htm

FEATURE: Why our commitment to sustainable development? German About us ... Home Social Development Comprehensive care Socio-Economic Leprosy Rehabilitation Programme in Guangzhou, China 1. Training young people in sewing skills 2. Village micro-enterprise sewing projects 3. Fruit growing and fish breeding projects 4. Assistance for comprehensive eye care provision in remote areas The Novartis Foundation supported 4 small-scale projects run by HANDA (the Hansen Damien Welfare Association) based in the city of Guangzhou to help leprosy sufferers in 63 high endemic villages in Guangdong province in southern China. The projects had the following aims: 1. Training young people in sewing skills, enabling them to find jobs in industry The project ran 3 month sewing courses in the Handa building in the city of Guangzhou which also served as a short-term residence for Handa members looking for jobs. Those completing the course were trained to operate high speed sewing machines. Most Handa members who sought factory jobs, found them at average wage levels for the jobs. Others went on to work in health care or as sewing teachers. A few of the trainees came from cities but most were from those villages with a high incidence of leprosy in Guangdong province. Reports from local government officials as well as follow-up visits by Handa officials indicated that the trainees' stay in a supportive environment had helped them greatly in developing their self confidence and in facilitating their social integration in the very different world of the city.For the minority who returned to their villages, the acquisition of a skill had improved their standing within their communities. In two years, the school trained 56 people from Guangdong and an adjoining province.

23. LEPROSY SUFFERERS NEED COMPASSION leprosy SUFFERERS NEED COMPASSION. FORUM Just type Keith Skillicornleprosy in the box and hit the 'search' button. Google. SEARCH http://www.webspawner.com/users/leprosy/

LEPROSY SUFFERERS NEED COMPASSION FORUM ON LEPROSY CLICK HERE GET THE LATEST NEWS ON LEPROSY (PRESS, RADIO, T.V. AND INTERNET )- JUST CLICK HERE ENCARTA ONLINE ENCYCLOPEDIA's EXCELLENT, CONCISE DEFINITION OF LEPROSY ... THE LEPROSY MISSION (TLM) PLEASE DON'T FORGET TO GO TO THE BOTTOM OF THIS PAGE TO "CONTINUATION" SEARCH for interesting LINKS about "leprosy" through GOOGLE below. Just type "Keith Skillicorn leprosy " in the box and hit the 'search' button. SEARCH FOR "KEITH SKILLICORN LEPROSY" IN GOOGLE (ABOVE) TO ACCESS OUR OTHER LEPROSY SITES CLICK HERE TO SEARCH FOR MORE INFO ON "LEPROSY" - HEAPS OF INFORMATION - GO FOR IT - LET US STOP JUST SAYING WE LOVE PEOPLE; LET US REALLY LOVE THEM AND SHOW IT IN OUR ACTIONS - (1 John 3:18 - The Living Bible) HANSEN'S DISEASE - LEPROSY - WHAT IS IT ? If you haven't found it at the above "INFOLEP" site, you'll never find it anywhere. CLICK ON THE LINKS AT THE BOTTOM BROWSER. CLICK HERE TO SHARE IN "USENET" NEWSGROUP - "alt.support.leprosy" . TO SEE PREVIOUS MESSAGES IN THE ABOVE FORUM, DATING BACK TO MAY 1997, just type "alt.support.leprosy" in the search box and hit the button. To post articles to the forum, enrol with "Google" for FREE. If you browse through all the previous postings (nearly 400 ) further DOWN the page, you'll find a lot of helpful information. In fact, you'll find some info. on just about every aspect of Leprosy with LINKS galore. # VISIT OUR ONLINE SUPERMALL SUPPORTING LEPROSY SUFFERERS, WIDOWS AND ORPHANS

24. MORE LEPROSY (HANSEN'S DISEASE) LINKS MORE leprosy (HANSEN'S DISEASE) LINKS. YES, leprosy IS TOTALLY CURABLE. Also,checkout the WHO statistics covering the The Challenge of leprosy . http://www.webspawner.com/users/leprosy2/

MORE LEPROSY (HANSEN'S DISEASE) LINKS YES, LEPROSY IS TOTALLY CURABLE. GO DOWN THE PAGE AND YOU'LL BE SURPRISED. BE SURE TO AVAIL OF ALL THE LINKS AND VISIT OUR TWO LEPROSY FORUMS PLEASE SHARE IN OUR GOOGLE USENET GROUP "ALT.SUPPORT.LEPROSY" FORUM LEPROSY DOWN THROUGH THE AGES - HISTORICAL ASPECTS WOMBAT SEARCH MACHINE SITES ON "LEPROSY" ALREADY AVAILABLE ... LEPROSY - MORE INTERESTING LINKS We would be interested to know how you found us. If you have the time, please email us at - rkskilli@dove.mtx.net.au - and inform us just how we may improve this site. Perhaps you came via INTERNATIONAL BENEVOLENT SERVICES , the charitable organisation through which we support leprosy sufferers and other needy people. Maybe you found us through our Family Web-Site or there is a possibility that you reached us through our main leprosy site . However you may have come, matters little; we are happy to have you that you may gain a real awareness of the great needs of those who suffer, unnecessarily, from this totally curable disease, with deformities, ulcerations and disabilities that are completely preventable. In general terms, one of the best sites where you may gain a simple understanding of what leprosy (Hansen's Disease of H.D.) is NOT, is "leprosy" in the Bible . Unfortunately, due to a strange concept some people have of the nature of God, combined with religious superstition, victims of H.D. still are cruelly stigmatised, for which reason, many suffer also from

25. ILEP -FAQs About Leprosy Frequently asked questions about leprosy on The International Federation of AntileprosyAssociation's (ILEP) website. Frequently asked questions about leprosy. http://www.ilep.org.uk/faq.htm

Home About ILEP News Publications and Documents ... Links Frequently asked questions about Leprosy WHAT IS LEPROSY? A chronic, infectious disease caused by a bacterium, Mycobacterium leprae. INFECTIOUS? Yes, but around 95% of people have immune systems able to cope with the bacteria. IS THERE A CURE FOR LEPROSY? Yes. Leprosy can now be cured completely through a combination of drugs (Multidrug therapy or MDT). Several MDT regimens were introduced in 1982, following research recommendations for the treatment of leprosy. WHERE IS LEPROSY FOUND GEOGRAPHICALLY? Leprosy was endemic in Western Europe during Medieval times, and was only eliminated from Scandinavia in the early twentieth century. The decline of leprosy in Europe before a successful drug treatment was available, is attributed to the improvement in living standards, better housing, clean water supplies, and improved nutrition and hygiene. Leprosy today is found mainly in developing countries, in tropical areas. DOES IT HAVE ANY OTHER NAMES?

26. CNN - Leprosy Hospital's Closure Means New Start For Patients - April 24, 1998 CNN.com http://www.cnn.com/US/9804/24/last.lepers/

COMMUNITY Message Boards Chat Feedback SITE SOURCES Contents Help! Search CNN Networks SPECIALS Quick News Almanac Video Vault News Quiz Leprosy hospital's closure means new start for patients Leprosy is now easily controllable with drugs April 24, 1998 Web posted at: 10:56 p.m. EDT (0256 GMT) From Correspondent Charles Zewe CARVILLE, Louisiana (CNN) For the last 104 years, patients suffering from leprosy have been living in the isolation of the U.S. Public Health Service Hospital in Carville, Louisiana. But now only about 6,000 people in the United States suffer from Hansen's disease, as leprosy is more formally known, and drugs make the malady easily controllable. So the federal government is closing Carville and a similar center on the Hawaiian island of Molokai. Correspondent Charles Zewe visits one of the last long-term care facilities for leprosy, or Hansen's disease, in the United States Perhaps as early as this fall, the state of Louisiana is expected to turn the Carville hospital into a school for juvenile delinquents. The 124 patients, most of whom have lived here for most of their lives, can either transfer to another long-term care facility or go out on their own with free medical care and a $33,000 annual stipend. Rachel Pendleton , 68, who came to Carville a half-century ago, welcomes the chance to strike out on her own.

27. Leprosy Review http//www.leprosyreview.org.uk A journal contributing to the betterunderstanding of leprosy and its control. About leprosy Review. http://www.lepra.org.uk/review/homepage.html

http://www.leprosy-review.org.uk A journal contributing to the better understanding of leprosy and its control. About Leprosy Review. At it's own discretion, LEPRA also sends free issues of this journal to people in various parts of the world including doctors working directly with Leprosy who cannot afford the subscription or easily obtain foreign currency, together with selected libraries covering tropical medicine. Subscription orders or enquiries should be sent to LEPRA, Fairfax House, Causton Road, Colchester, Essex, CO1 1PU, England or alternatively you may print out and complete a Leprosy Review subscription form (3.4k Rich Text Format) and post it to us complete with payment. For further information regarding subscriptions or submission of editorial articles please E-mail here Detailed report from ILA Technical Forum. Tremendous progress has been made in leprosy control since multi-drug therapy was adopted as standard treatment. Since 1985, over 11 million people have been cured of the disease and a number of countries have managed to eliminate it altogether. However, despite this dramatic success, the number of newly detected cases of leprosy is still worryingly high. In February 2002 the International Leprosy Association (ILA) organised a Technical Forum with 16 experts in leprosy from 11 countries to review the future of leprosy control. Leprosy Review have published their report in full and to read their conclusions/recommendations please click here (NB The reports are in PDF Format and require Adobe Reader).

28. CNN - Brazil Launches Media Campaign To Fight Leprosy - Oct. 21, 1996 CNN.com http://www.cnn.com/WORLD/9610/21/brazil.leprosy/

Brazil launches media campaign to fight leprosy October 21, 1996 Web posted at: 6:30 p.m. EDT (2230 GMT) RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil (CNN) - The Brazilian government has launched a national television and radio campaign to educate people about leprosy, a highly contagious disease that has become epidemic in some regions of the country. Health officials estimate that as many as half a million people are afflicted with the disease. An average of 100 new cases are reported each day. Leprosy is a disease that primarily afflicts the skin and nerves. If left untreated, it can cause paralysis and disfigurement. Once considered a punishment from God, leprosy is a disease that carries a social stigma as well. Early diagnosis and treatment of the disease are crucial to containing its spread. "With the medications now available for treatment, this disease could have been eradicated. Instead it's a serious problem," said Arturo Custodio Moreira, an expert on the disease. Health officials are targeting high poverty areas, where the disease is spreading most rapidly. The new media campaign teaches people how to identify leprosy and encourages them to see a doctor as soon as they suspect they may have the disease. Related sites: Note: Pages will open in a new browser window World Health Organization: Action Programme for the Elimination of Leprosy External sites are not endorsed by CNN Interactive.

29. LEPROSY (HANSEN'S DISEASE) Describes the situation, decline and spread of leprosy in Hong Kong. Includes details on types of Category Health Conditions and Diseases Hansen s Disease......leprosy (HANSEN'S DISEASE). Dr. NR HONEY Dr. KK LO. CHAPTER 17. Theleprosy burden drops by 68% in the global prevalence since 1985. http://www.hkmj.org.hk/skin/leprosy.htm

Social Hygiene Handbook - 2nd Edition LEPROSY (HANSEN'S DISEASE) CHAPTER 17 Hansen's disease is an ancient stigmatizing disease of mainly the skin, peripheral nerves, eyes and nose. It is a notorious cause of blindness, nasal, hand and feet deformities with neurotrophic ulceration and neurotrophic ankle and feet joint changes. It is widespread in the world especially in Tropical Africa, South and Central America, India and other parts of Asia. In recent years it has declined worldwide with introduction of multiple drug chemotherapy, intensified treatment and improved living conditions. In 1986, 5.4 million patients were registered worldwide and this fell to 2.4 million by 1994. The leprosy burden drops by 68% in the global prevalence since 1985. Leprosy elimination in the Western Pacific region is feasible with following statistics in 1994: 39,911 registered cases, with a prevalence rate of 0.25/10,000, down from a prevalence rate of 1.7/10,000 in 1985 12,694 new cases with a detection rate of 0.08/10,000 over 95% Multi-drug therapy (MDT) coverage in 1994 (8.8% in 1986)

30. Homepage LEPRA India is dedicated to improve public health status of the community through implementing control programmes for leprosy and other allied diseases, improving awareness level on health issues, promoting research in health science and rehabilitating the needy and disabled. http://www.lepraindia.org

About Us Leprosy Facts Projects Ongoing Research ... Workshops E-mail: info@lepraindia.org This site is designed and powered by India Domain Web Services Pvt. Ltd. www.indiadomain.com

31. The Global Alliance For Leprosy Elimination - Novartis Foundation (NFSD) WHO, the Nippon Foundation, Novartis and ILEP cooperate on a global alliance to eliminate leprosy Category Health Conditions and Diseases Hansen s Disease......Novartis Foundation (NFSD) The Alliance and its partners aim to detect and cureall the remaining leprosy cases in the world. The Final Push. leprosy Fact Sheet. http://www.foundation.novartis.com/leprosy/global_alliance/

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32. Home Page The British leprosy Relief Association. http://www.lepra.org.uk/home.html

LEPRA Credit Card No annual fee Every card taken up or used helps LEPRA. Apply today Help LEPRA by visiting our Shopping Village World TB Day 2003 World TB Day was celebrated on 24th March as the latest figures show that over 10 million people have been cured since a Global Emergency was declared by the World Health Organisation (WHO) in 1993. - Sight Savers agreement signed An important new working partnership between LEPRA and Sight Savers International has recently been formalised and will mean that additional eye care activities in Orissa can now get underway. - LEPRA joins ShareGift scheme Do you have a small number of unwanted shares that just aren't worth the cost of cashing in? If so we may have the ideal solution! -

33. LEPRA Welcomes Time Team Viewers The leprosy Relief Association outlines the history of the leper hospital at Winchester investigated by Time Team. Request form for booklets History of leprosy, leprosy in Britain and leprosy in the Bible. http://www.lepra.org.uk/timeteam/

LEPRA welcomes Time Team viewers WINCHESTER - St. Mary Magdalene Old 'leper' hospital of St Bartholomews, Oxford. Mediaeval 'leper' with his bell. From a British Museum manuscript . The history of leprosy. If you would like to order a booklet please telephone us on (08451) 212121 or send a cheque payable to 'LEPRA' to our normal address (please remember to let us know which booklet(s) you require and enclose your return address). Leprosy in Britain History of Leprosy Leprosy in the Bible Each year around 700,000 new I would like to make a donation to LEPRA I would like some further information on LEPRA I would like some information on leprosy today

34. New Page 8 Provides healthcare to the less privileged with its main focus on leprosy control. Information about its projects, objectives, staff, and campaigns. http://www.damienfoundationindia.org/

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35. Leprosy leprosy. Definition of leprosy. Treatment of leprosy. As of 1940, a treatmentusing dapsone is currently being used to supress leprosy. http://www.tesarta.com/www/resources/library/leprosy.html

LEPROSY Definition of Leprosy Leprosy is a chronic infectious disease which attacks the skin, peripheral nerves and mucous membranes (eyes, respiratory tract). Leprosy is also known as Hansen's disease because the bacillus which causes it was discovered by G.A. Hansen in 1873. It is most common in warm, wet areas in the tropics and subtropics. Treatment of Leprosy As of 1940, a treatment using dapsone is currently being used to supress leprosy. Seldom is leprosy completely removed from the body; it can only be halted using a multi-drug treatment. Of the approximately two million cases (and half a million more each year), only one million are being treated in this way. In addition, patients are taught to take care of themselves using a kind of visual check if they have significant nerve damage. Without the sensations of pain to identify cuts and bruises, patients must watch themselves constantly or be subject to dangerous infection. What Leprosy Looks Like Leprosy is characterized by multiple lesions accompanied by sensory loss in the affected areas. Usually, sensory loss begins in the extremities (toes, fingertips). In many advanced cases, gangrene sets in, causing parts of the body to "die" (necrosis) and become deformed. Social Effects Leprosy in all ages has been considered one of the more despicable diseases, and victims have been despised throughout history and kept in separate places (leper colonies, sanitariums). Even today, most people with leprosy are shunned by their neighbors and are held at arms length.

36. Orissa Childrens Charity School Education India Details of an UK charity, providing education for the children of prostitutes and people with leprosy. http://www.orissa.org.uk

Friends Of The Children Of Orissa Home About us Newsletters Children ... Donations Save a girl in India from a life of misery We help educate 200 children from prostitute and leprosy colonies in Orissa, India. Who are we ? We are a small UK based charity to assist a small voluntary organisation (Palli Unnayan Seva Samiti - PUSS) helping the poorer communities in a group of villages near Bhubaneswar, the capital city of Orissa, one of the poorest states of India. Our supporters include friends from Cranfield School of Management, from Filgrave near Milton Keynes, from Bozaid in Bozeat, Northants, and from other places in the UK and abroad. latest newsletter ) to regular and potential supporters, and applications to funding agencies. In Orissa - India A boarding school was established to keep children local and safe, and other disadvantaged children were invited. Professors Gerry Johnson and Malcolm Harper of Cranfield School of Management who had been teaching in Bhubaneswar at that time, decided to start Friends of PUSS to raise money to support the girls. The number of children we can assist is limited only by the amount of money we can raise.

37. Balpart.org leprosy patients rehabilitation trust. http://www.balpart.org

38. Leprosy Mission Australia http://www.leprosymission.org.au/

39. Blessed Damien Society-An Oganization Working With Lepers In Vietnam Volunteer organization aiming to prevent leprosy and to treat its victims. Details of the organization, its projects and the disease. http://www.damientheleper.org/

English This is a non-profit, tax-exempt volunteer organization. The main objective of The Society is to stop the progression of leprosy and minister to its residual effects. Blessed Damien Society 7887 Walmsley Ave., New Orleans, LA 70125

40. Infections & NM Disease Tuberculoid leprosy Disease type with More cellular immune response; Localizedbacterial proliferation; Epithelioidcell granulomata in nerves From WHO. http://www.neuro.wustl.edu/neuromuscular/nother/infect.htm

Front Search Index Links ... Myopathy: Inflammatory LYME DISEASE from CDC Ixodes dammini Causative organism: Borrelia burgdorferi Type of organism: Spirochete Tick vector: Ixodes dammini Transmission requires 36 hours of tick attachment Epidemiology Age: Bimodal; Children (5 to 14 years); Adults (30 to 49 years) Geography (US): 85% in NY, PA, CT, NJ, MD, WI, RI, MA, CA Clinical features Skin Erythema migrans rash: Erythematous macule or papule Centrifugally expanding Spirochetes often present in leading edge Acute disseminated disease: With systemic spread of spirochete From ALDF Erythema migrans Flu-like syndrome: Fever, Myalgias, Fatigue Meningoradiculitis (Bannwarth syndrome) Headache, Meningismus Focal weakness Few sensory signs Course: Relapsing Neurologic Cardiac: A-V block, Pericarditis, Dilated cardiomyopathy Arthritis: Oligoarticular Onset days to years after infection Often relapsing - remitting Occur in 60% of cases Latency: 3 to 30 days Neurologic manifestations (Neuroborreliosis): In 10% to 40% of Borrelia burgdorferi infections Central Nervous System Aseptic meningitis syndrome Spastic paraparesis Bladder dysfunction Cranial nerves Facial palsy In 10% of untreated patients Often bilateral Full recovery in 85% with treatment Borrelia burgdorferi antigen in CSF Peripheral neuropathy Multifocal radiculoneuropathy in acute disseminated stage Onset with burning radicular pain Painful thoracolumbar or distal Asymmetric Patterns: AIDP Brachial plexopathy CSF: Pleocytosis Nerve conduction: Axonal loss Chronic disease Distal sensory-motor neuropathy

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