HANSEN'S DISEASE Definition & Meaning

Hansen's disease

noun

Pathology.

leprosy.

Hansen's disease

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noun

pathol another name for leprosy

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51�Թ� History and Origins

Origin of Hansen's disease¹

1935–40; named after G. H. Hansen (1841–1912), Norwegian physician and discoverer of leprosy-causing Mycobacterium leprae

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51�Թ� History and Origins

Origin of Hansen's disease¹

C20: named after G. H. Hansen (1841–1912), Norwegian physician

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Barr was by then known for her superior laboratory skills, having worked on the bacterium that causes Hansen’s disease, commonly called leprosy, as well as other projects.

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Leprosy, also known as Hansen’s disease, is avoidable.

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A cure for Hansen’s disease was found in the mid-20th century.

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More than 8,000 people, mostly Native Hawaiians, perished at Kalaupapa, including Damien, who eventually contracted leprosy, later called Hansen’s disease.

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Those days are over, thank goodness, but people diagnosed with Hansen’s disease still worry about how society will respond.

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Hansen Hansetown

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