What is the prevention of leprosy?
What is the prevention of leprosy?
How can leprosy be prevented? The best way to prevent the spread of leprosy is the early diagnosis and treatment of people who are infected. For household contacts, immediate and annual examinations are recommended for at least five years after last contact with a person who is infectious.
What is the drug of choice for leprosy?
Medical Care
Age Group | Drug | Duration |
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Multibacillary Leprosy | ||
Adult | Rifampicin | 12 months |
Clofazimine | ||
Dapsone |
Can leprosy be cured permanently?
Leprosy is curable with multidrug therapy (MDT). Untreated, it can cause progressive and permanent damage to the skin, nerves, limbs, and eyes.
WHO guideline for leprosy?
What is the WHO recommended multidrug regimen for treatment of leprosy?
Age Group | Drug | Dosage and Frequency |
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Adult | Clofazimine | 300 mg once a month and 50 mg daily |
Dapsone | 100 mg daily | |
Children (10-14 years) | Rifampicin | 450 mg once a month |
Clofazimine | 150 mg once a month, 50 mg on alternate days |
What are the objectives of tuberculosis and leprosy control?
The major objectives of TLCP are: To interrupt transmission of infection, thereby reducing the incidence of TB and leprosy To treat patients in order to achieve their cure and wherever possible, complete rehabilitation To prevent the development of complications caused by both diseases. Prevention of disabilities and rehabilitation of patients.
Is there any way to prevent TB disease?
TB Prevention. If you take your medicine as instructed, it can keep you from developing TB disease. Because there are less bacteria, treatment for latent TB infection is much easier than treatment for TB disease. A person with TB disease has a large amount of TB bacteria in the body. Several drugs are needed to treat TB disease.
Are there any treatment options for latent TB?
There are several treatment options for latent TB infection. You and your health care provider must decide which treatment is best for you. If you take your medicine as instructed, it can keep you from developing TB disease.
What are the guidelines for the treatment and Prevention of leprosy?
Prevention of Leprosy The Guidelines for the Diagnosis, Treatment and Prevention of Leprosy provide state-of-the-art knowledge and evidence on leprosy diagnosis, treatment and prevention based on a public health approach in endemic countries. The target audience of this document includes policy-makers in leprosy or infectious