leprosy

1. (неисчисляемое, обычно)An infectious disease caused by the bacterium Mycobacterium leprae, gradually producing nerve damage and patches of skin necrosis and historically handled by permanently quarantining its sufferers.

   Lepra, Aussatz

   прока́заprokáza, ле́праlépra

   прока́заprokáza, ле́праlépra

   chronic granulomatous communicable disease occurring in tropical and subtropical regions; characterized by inflamed nodules beneath the skin and wasting of body parts; caused by the bacillus Mycobacterium leprae

2. (устаревшее, proscribed, неисчисляемое, обычно)Similar contagious skin diseases causing light patches of scaly skin, particularly psoriasis, syphilis, vitiligo, scabies, and (biblical) the various diseases considered "tzaraath" in the Old Testament.

3. (переносно, неисчисляемое, обычно)Anything considered similarly permanent, harmful, and communicable, particularly when such a thing should be handled by avoidance or isolation of its victims.

   Sin is a spiritual leprosy.

4. A contagious disease causing similar effects in animals, particularly

   (устаревшее, неисчисляемое, обычно)Synonym of mange and glanders in horses.

5. (устаревшее, редкое, неисчисляемое, обычно)Synonym of leprosarium: a place for the housing of lepers in isolation from the rest of society.

1. Tom has leprosy.

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2. His skin lesions are caused by leprosy.

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3. Carlos touched leprosy patients without wearing gloves.

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4. The persisting stigma of leprosy often presents a barrier to otherwise highly effective medical treatment.

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5. I have leprosy.

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