Has LEPROSY hit California? Two elementary students ‘diagnosed with the rare infectious disease’
Two kids show symptoms of the nerve-destroying disease in California
It is not clear if they are related or recently traveled, they are in quarantine
They live and study in Jurupa Valley, an hour’s drive east of Los Angeles
The disease is transmitted through prolonged contact, according to WHO
By MIA DE GRAAF
DAILYMAIL.COM
7 September 2016
Two elementary school students in California have been diagnosed with leprosy, officials claim.
The disease, also known as Hansen’s, is an incredibly rare condition caused by slow multiplying bacteria which can destroy sufferers’ eyesight and all sensation in their skin.
It is most typically associated with Asia and the Middle Ages, when and where the disease was most prevalent.
But to the horror of parents in Jurupa Valley, an hour’s drive from Los Angeles, the infectious condition appears to have reached the West Coast.
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