Talk:Leprosy

message: All this is good stuff, but the article says nothing about whether or not this will kill you or often it does kill people, or how long it takes to kill someone.  How many survive to live a normal lifespan?  Can someone get better on their own?  How successful are the various treatments?
I'm not a doctor, so I have no clue.  But that is what I came to this article for and was expecting to see.  — Preceding unsigned comment added by 24.243.2.77 (talk) 05:08, 25 January 2012 (UTC)
replies: text: That's a rather dismissive statement and not helpful to lay readers at all.  It's also not accurate. — QuicksilverT @ 00:03, 7 March 2016 (UTC)
thread_title:  Does it kill you? 

message: Numbers are completely off, there are still more than 100,000 infections each year. http://www.guardian.co.uk/lifeandstyle/2011/mar/24/leprosy-india-hidden-disease 122.176.214.163 (talk) 20:39, 18 November 2012 (UTC)
thread_title:  Leprosy in India 

message: http://www.nytimes.com/2013/02/20/health/fast-new-test-could-help-nip-leprosy-in-the-bud.html?pagewanted=all
Did I overlook the initial symptoms of extremity numbness, eye tearing? 68.188.203.251 (talk) 14:34, 29 April 2013 (UTC)
thread_title:  New fast test available in 2013 

message: The Pathophysiology section appears to me (as a lay reader) to extend the transmission information and make that section redundant.
Also the opening sentence of the Pathophysiology is contradicted by the rest of the information in the paragraph (ie there is not definitive information about how transmission happens)
Is someone with more subject knowledge able to comment please?
Im a teapot (talk) 12:59, 8 August 2013 (UTC)
replies: text: Done merged. Doc James (talk · contribs · email) 20:09, 28 February 2015 (UTC)
replies: text: The question is what is the mechanism between the infection and the symptoms which is the pathophysiology. Yes it could be expanded upon. Doc James (talk · contribs · email) 06:44, 18 June 2015 (UTC)
thread_title:  Merge transmission and Pathophysiology? 

message: In the section regarding the Torah, it cites an Exodus passage that shows God showing a sign for Moses to use if neccessary, in which his hand would temporarily become full of leprosy. But the article, giving no details about it, almost makes it seem as if Moses himself was a leper.  — Preceding unsigned comment added by 186.9.132.133 (talk) 04:46, 21 December 2013 (UTC)
thread_title:  Moses as a leper? 

message: Neither of the sources given seem to support the claim that "95% of people are naturally immune". The sources should either be updated or the claim removed.
Edit: Here is a source I found that is relevant http://jid.oxfordjournals.org/content/199/6/801.full
— Preceding unsigned comment added by 163.1.99.253 (talk) 23:08, 8 March 2014 (UTC)
replies: text: Removed poor source. Doc James (talk · contribs · email) 13:40, 14 December 2015 (UTC)
thread_title:  95% naturally immune 

message: Recent information shows that consuming fermented, rotten, stale food can develop bacteria (bacteria Mycobacterium leprae and Mycobacterium lepromatosis) right in entrails itself and they then enter in body system finally causing infection of the disease. That may be the reason why we see that most lepers are found in communities who are very poor. Habit of eating fermented, rotten or stale food regularly such as Idli in India and bread in other parts of the world is responsible for this disease. Particularly stale idli, bread if consumed regularly that causes development of these bacteria. It may explain why poor localities find lepers more than in better placed societies.If this information which is still in development stage is found correct; we maybe able to control this disease by avoiding consumption of fermented food. Pathare Prabhu (talk) 13:17, 14 December 2015 (UTC)
replies: text: Ref needed Doc James (talk · contribs · email) 13:40, 14 December 2015 (UTC)
thread_title:  Possible cause for development of Leprosy bacteria 

message: Hi, everyone,
Who watching this page is interested in building up this Leprosy article to good article status and eventually featured article status? I see this article had a huge one-day spike in page views recently, which boosted its ranking for the entire year of 2014, but even with fewer page views, the article important rationale is strong, so how about boosting the quality of the article by referring to more  reliable sources on medicine? Who would find this interesting do for 2015? -- WeijiBaikeBianji (talk, how I edit) 17:49, 25 January 2015 (UTC)
thread_title:  B-class, top-importance article 

message: I see other editors are editing the infobox at the head of the article back and forth between alternate terms for the name of the disease that is the topic of this article. This issue ought to be easy to resolve. Articles about medical topics (broadly construed) on Wikipedia ought to be edited according to the  Wikipedia content guideline on reliable sources about medicine. Medical doctors have systems for naming and classifying diseases, and whatever the reference books about those systems of disease classification say about this disease should make clear what the official name of the disease is (which is what to put in the infobox). Of course, the first sentence of the lede paragraph of the article should refer to all the commonly used names by which someone might be looking up this article, and there should be appropriate redirects from other terms to point to how this article is named (an issue distinct, perhaps, from what to put in the infobox). The infobox should definitely follow the medical reference sources, period. -- WeijiBaikeBianji (talk, how I edit) 14:57, 22 February 2015 (UTC)
replies: text: Yes Doc James (talk · contribs · email) 18:53, 22 February 2015 (UTC)
thread_title:  Article name and infobox entry 

message: "India has officially been declared a leprosy-free zone."
But article says "Recently India announced it had "eliminated" leprosy. That is a pretty bold statement. If something is eliminated you might expect it not to be there any more. But, according to a target set by the World Health Organization, elimination simply means there is now fewer than one case in every 10,000 people. Given India's vast population, this means there are more than a 150,000 new cases each year - 150,000 people each with their own story of leprosy."
That is not how the word free is used in English. Thus this sentence is misleading. Doc James (talk · contribs · email) 13:45, 13 June 2015 (UTC)
thread_title: Not what article says

message: Unfortunately, Wikipedia is silent on the names of people who developed the treatment of leprosy that allows those afflicted to lead normal lives — Dr. Thomas Herald Rea (1929 – 7 February 2016) and Dr. Robert Modlin.  See the articles in the Porterville Recorder and the Los Angeles Times on the occasion of Dr. Rea's death.  Also see an article on the occasion of Dr. Rea's retirement in 2012, The Star — Radiating The Light of Truth on Hansen’s Disease, January – June 2012 Volume 64–13, page 3 (PDF). — QuicksilverT @ 00:03, 7 March 2016 (UTC)
thread_title:  Names behind the cure 

message: "He was the first physician to appreciate that leprosy did not cause the rotting away of tissues, but that it was the loss of the sensation of pain which made sufferers susceptible to injury." --Jerome Potts (talk) 15:15, 3 September 2016 (UTC)
thread_title:  What about Dr [[Paul Brand]] ? 

message: This is in the lead and well referenced "Leprosy occurs more commonly among those living in poverty."
Poverty is discussed in the body of the text.
THe body goes into further detail with "Leprosy is most common amongst impoverished or marginalized populations where social stigma is likely to be compounded by other social inequities. Fears of ostracism, loss of employment, or expulsion from family and society may contribute to a delayed diagnosis and treatment."
Doc James (talk · contribs · email) 02:56, 5 May 2017 (UTC)
replies: text: Not sure why no discussion here? Doc James (talk · contribs · email) 20:33, 7 May 2017 (UTC)
replies: text: Additionally WHO says on page 136 "Poverty emerges as the single most conspicuous social determinant for NTDs, partly as a structural root determinant for the intermediary social determinants and partly as an important consequence of NTDs, either directly (leading to catastrophic health expenditure) or indirectly (due to loss of productivity)." and leprosy is a NTD. Doc James (talk · contribs · email) 02:59, 10 May 2017 (UTC)
thread_title: Removed from the lead

message: Several images related to histopathology of leprosy can be found on Wikimedia commons here. One of these pictures could be used for this article. -- Netha (talk) 08:34, 1 September 2017 (UTC)
thread_title:  Histopathology of leprosy 

message: Should this template change "M. leprae" to "M. leprae / M. lepromatosis", and add diffuse lepromatous leprosy (which might need a  swap for COMMONNAME)? ~Hydronium~Hydroxide~(Talk)~ 12:37, 15 April 2018 (UTC)
thread_title:  [[Template:Gram-positive actinobacteria diseases]] 

message: Per this text 
"Chaulmoogra oil was used for centuries in the Indian subcontinent despite limited effectiveness. This oil was developed by the American chemist Alice Ball into a treatment that allowed patients to return from leper colonies for the first time in the 1910s."
No page number for the ref. Plus leprosy is not really contagious and people never should have been sent to colonies. No treatment was required to "allow" return other than the decrease in stigma. Would need a better ref for effectiveness. Doc James (talk · contribs · email) 03:13, 18 December 2018 (UTC)
thread_title: Text

message: Ref says "it may be possible that they can spread it to people" not that in a few cases they do. https://www.cdc.gov/leprosy/transmission/
The summary "and possibly from armadillos" thus better matches the source. 
"Spread between people" is less technical than "person to person transmission" thus restored. 
Doc James (talk · contribs · email) 14:41, 6 January 2019 (UTC)
thread_title: Spread

message: A stronger source is needed for this:
"The region of DNA responsible for this variability is also involved in Parkinson's disease, giving rise to current speculation that the two disorders may be linked in some way at the biochemical level. (current citation: )
I cannot access this review: PMID 15653309 If an editor has access can you please see it if can be used in the Leprosy#Genetics section?
Thanks, JenOttawa (talk) 03:16, 13 January 2019 (UTC)
thread_title:  Leprosy-Parkinson link: [[Leprosy#Genetics]] 

message: I removed the previous lead image of Leprosy (link to my edit) and another editor  added in a more representative image of a person who has leprosy (link to their edit).  I noticed that you replaced the new image today with the previous one, which I felt was more appropriate under the history section. I am not a Leprosy expert, so all input is appreciated! Would you mind sharing your thoughts on this? 
Thank you.
JenOttawa (talk) 01:22, 28 July 2019 (UTC)
replies: text: Solved: -- Tobby72 (talk) 00:44, 29 July 2019 (UTC)
replies: text: Thank you for your help . JenOttawa (talk) 16:25, 29 July 2019 (UTC)
thread_title:  Lead image 

message: ISTR reading the claim that one of the aftereffects of the Black Death was a drastic reduction in cases of leprosy: Hansen's disease apparently renders its victims more susceptible to plague, & more likely to die. (One would expect some effect on the gene pool as an aftereffect of the Black Death.) However, neither this article, nor Black death mentions this. Did someone set forth this theory? And if so, is there any scientific/medical basis for it? -- llywrch (talk) 20:51, 3 March 2020 (UTC)
replies: text:  I honestly wish I could recall where I read that. If I could, I definitely would have updated the article at the time. Otherwise, it has to be treated as something to look into. Sorry I can't be of more help. :-( llywrch (talk) 22:40, 31 January 2023 (UTC)
replies: text: Thank you. I think a "secondary infection" section should be definitely added to the article. I will search for scientific/medical sources ans add it. What do you think? COM-03 (talk) 00:59, 1 February 2023 (UTC)
replies: text:  IMHO that would be helpful. Even if your research showed it to be an urban myth, this would improve the article. One problem with many topics is that people dimly remember something they read or heard (as I had), repeat it, & it contaminates popular knowledge. So it's equally important to document erroneous knowledge as erroneous as it is to document verified facts. -- llywrch (talk) 07:10, 1 February 2023 (UTC)
thread_title:  Leprosy & plague 

message: How can leprosy 'Epidemiology' section be complete without R0? 1.36.
2600:1700:4CA1:3C80:652F:AC6:FF98:E11B (talk) 00:19, 20 March 2020 (UTC)
replies: text: Thanks for this suggestion  do you have a suggestion of where we can find it? I would be happy to help continue improving this article. JenOttawa (talk) 17:12, 8 February 2021 (UTC)
thread_title:  R0 number missing 

message: This is a great article and should be lauded! Yoleaux (talk) 18:52, 7 April 2020 (UTC)
replies: text: We have just submitted it to the WikiJournal of Medicine! JenOttawa (talk) 02:40, 15 May 2020 (UTC)
thread_title:  Amazing article! 

message: Hello, it has been flagged that including information related to new technologies to help people with leprosy would be helpful to include in this article. I am sharing it here on the article talk page in case a student tackles this article for a course or someone has ideas of sources to add this information. 
I found one primary source that has not yet been cited. https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/17483107.2020.1804631?journalCode=iidt20 so would not be ready for WIkipedia yet.
JenOttawa (talk) 04:41, 6 February 2021 (UTC)
thread_title:  Technology for people living with leprosy 

message: is there any Wiki policy about renaming something like "Hansen's disease" to "Hansen disease"? --2607:FEA8:FF01:4E54:D102:AFD3:629C:3C20 (talk) 15:31, 9 February 2022 (UTC)
thread_title:  name of disease 

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thread_title:  Copyright problem removed 

message: Japan still has sanatoriums (although Japan's sanatoriums no longer have active leprosy cases, nor are survivors held in them by law)
This doesn't seem relevant to a leprosy article if the sanatoriums don't have active leprosy cases.  57.135.233.22 (talk) 22:33, 21 November 2023 (UTC)
thread_title:  Treatment Section 

message: https://somethingpositive.net/comic/fun-armadillo-facts/ Eastmain (talk • contribs) 16:54, 19 January 2024 (UTC)
thread_title:  Hansen's disease in popular culture