00760nas a2200181   4500000000100000000000100001008004100002260000900043653001800052653001100070653001200081100001300093245004000106300001100146490000700157520040000164022001400564       1991                            d  c199110aGlobal health10aHumans10aLeprosy1 aJanaszek00a[Perspectives on fighting leprosy].  a157-620 v453 a<p>This review presents current distribution of leprosy in the world. The immunologic analyses of the histopathology and pathogenesis of the various stages of leprosy is discussed. The present effectiveness of multidrug therapy (MDT) in the face of emerging resistance to anti-leprosy drugs is presented as well as different attempts for preparing safe and effective vaccine against leprosy.</p>  a0033-2100