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      <h2 align="left"><font face="Arial" color="#FFFFFF">2003 Indiana Report of Infectious
      Diseases</font></h2>
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<h2 align="center">Hansen’s Disease (leprosy)</h2>
<p>Leprosy is a chronic bacterial disease caused by Mycobacterium leprae, which 
affects the skin, mucous membranes, and peripheral nerves. The mode of 
transmission is unclear. Leprosy is more common in temperate, tropical, and 
subtropical climates. In 2002, 96 cases were reported in the U.S., with most 
cases occurring in the South, California, Hawaii, and the U.S. Islands. No cases 
of leprosy were reported in Indiana during the five-year period 1999-2003. </p>
<p>You can learn more about leprosy by visiting the following Web site:<br>
<a href="http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/dbmd/diseaseinfo/hansens_t.htm">
http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/dbmd/diseaseinfo/hansens_t.htm</a></p>
<p align="left">&nbsp;</p>
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