Chile Eliminate Leprosy
Source: WHO Subject: Science and Technology Context: The World Health Organization (WHO) and the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) officially verified Chile as the first country in the Americas—and the second globally—to have eliminated leprosy. About Leprosy (Hansen’s Disease): What it is? Leprosy is a chronic infectious disease caused by the slow-growing bacterium Mycobacterium leprae. …
