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      <h2 align="left"><font face="Arial" color="#FFFFFF">2005 Indiana Report of Infectious
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<h2 align="center">Hansen’s Disease (leprosy)</h2>
<p>Leprosy is a chronic bacterial disease caused by <i>Mycobacterium leprae</i>, 
which affects the skin, mucous membranes, and peripheral nerves. Symptoms 
usually will not start to appear until several years after contact with a person 
with leprosy. The mode of transmission is unclear. Leprosy is more common in 
temperate, tropical, and subtropical climates. In 2005, 79 cases were reported 
in the U.S., with most cases occurring in California, Texas, Hawaii, and New 
York City. No cases of leprosy were reported in Indiana in 2005, and only one 
case was reported during the five-year reporting period 2001-2005. </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>
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