Contents:
- Medical Video: 10 Traits of Toxic Parents Who Ruin Their Children’s Lives
- The myth of leprosy which turned out to be not proven true
- 1. The real cause of leprosy is a curse
- 2. Leprosy is very infectious and can be endemic
- 3. Can make your toes and hands disappear
- 4. This infectious disease cannot be cured
- 5. People with leprosy must be excluded
- 6. Leprosy only attacks the elderly
Medical Video: 10 Traits of Toxic Parents Who Ruin Their Children’s Lives
At present, leprosy is still one of the unresolved health problems in Indonesia. Yes, there are still many incorrect assumptions about leprosy circulating in the community. So, what are the myths of leprosy that are not proven true and are only mere figments?
The myth of leprosy which turned out to be not proven true
1. The real cause of leprosy is a curse
Many people think that people with leprosy have received a curse. Of course, leprosy is not a curse commonly mentioned by many people. The cause of leprosy is nothing but a bacterial infection Mycobacterium leprae. Usually these bacteria infect the body by entering through the surface of the skin or mucus of the respiratory tract.
2. Leprosy is very infectious and can be endemic
It is true that leprosy is contagious, but transmission is not as easy as you might think. In fact, most people will not be affected by leprosy because they have a strong immune system.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), states that 95 percent of the body's body is able to fight bacteria that cause leprosy so that it does not cause this disease to appear.
3. Can make your toes and hands disappear
It is true, in people with leprosy, you can find if their fingers and toes are not normal. This actually happens due to bacterial infections that occur on the part of the fingers or feet. This bacterial infection makes the fingers and toes stiff and eventually numb.
When this happens, it may be that the numbed hands and feet are injured. Because they don't feel anything, the wound can become an infection and eventually get worse, so that if it can't be helped anymore, the body parts will be cut (amputation) for the good of the patient.
4. This infectious disease cannot be cured
Another myth of leprosy is that this disease cannot be cured. In fact, this is completely untrue. In fact, healing is quite easy, unlike severe chronic infectious diseases and there is no cure. But it does take a little longer compared to the time of treatment for other minor infections.
People with leprosy will get special antibiotics to kill bacteria for approximately 6-24 months. So, it's wrong if leprosy is a deadly disease and there is no cure.
5. People with leprosy must be excluded
You will not be directly affected by leprosy by just shaking hands or making other physical contact with people affected by leprosy. After all, when the person has undergone treatment once, the disease cannot be transmitted.
They don't need to be ostracized and of course they can live a normal life like any other. So, do not exclude those who have leprosy. Instead, they need support from the people around them when undergoing treatment.
6. Leprosy only attacks the elderly
The next myth of leprosy is that this disease can only be experienced by elderly people. In fact, the fact that this disease can affect anyone and does not look at certain age groups.
However, indeed the bacteria that causes leprosy have a long incubation period, so that it will only cause illness after so long. So, most new ones are detected when they are old.
