TY - JOUR
KW - BCG Vaccine
KW - Global health
KW - Host-Parasite Interactions
KW - Humans
KW - Leprostatic Agents
KW - leprosy
AU - Tan T
AB - <p>Leprosy is still a medical problem in the tropical and subtropical countries in Africa, Asia and South and Central America. New evidence on the airborne transmission of the disease is presented. The rest of the review deals with the clinical manifestations, the use of anti-leprosy drugs, and the treatment of reactions. Prophylaxis by BCG and chemoprophylaxis are briefly discussed.</p>
BT - Annals of the Academy of Medicine, Singapore
C1 - http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/7283386?dopt=Abstract
DA - 1981 Jan
IS - 1
J2 - Ann. Acad. Med. Singap.
LA - eng
N2 - <p>Leprosy is still a medical problem in the tropical and subtropical countries in Africa, Asia and South and Central America. New evidence on the airborne transmission of the disease is presented. The rest of the review deals with the clinical manifestations, the use of anti-leprosy drugs, and the treatment of reactions. Prophylaxis by BCG and chemoprophylaxis are briefly discussed.</p>
PY - 1981
SP - 84
EP - 90
T2 - Annals of the Academy of Medicine, Singapore
TI - Leprosy.
VL - 10
SN - 0304-4602
ER -