Leprosy?

This weeks Random Wicked Weekly Wednesday Fact of the Week!

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LEPROSY! 

Many people when thinking 'leprosy' words come to their minds - such as ew, gross or highly contagious skin disease.

Leprosy is in fact a disease that affects your nerves, limbs, skin and eyes - and contrary to popular belief - doesn't make your bits fall off. - and by bits I mean fingers, or other small protruding bits.

What you might be surprised to learn is that the exact method of contraction of leprosy is uncertain - its actually not as contagious as what you might of assumed... , although there's some probably correct ideas about respiratory droplets 
(tiny bits of water that you breath out and some else breaths in which act as little micro organism taxi's)
which take the bacteria that cause leprosy from one host to another..

In OTHER news there is also a bit of evidence of armadillo's transmitting leprosy to humans.
This basically means be careful of armadillo's - no matter how cute.

Another interesting bit about leprosy is that its been around for AGES!
something like over 4000 years ish!

 I have heard rumour of our ancient dinosaur ancestors making leprosy with the sole purpose to plague the human race so as to prepare us for the imminent return of their rightful place as our rulers.


Anyway, you do not really need to worry about contracting leprosy and having to live in a leper colony (yes these still exist, there's like over 1000 in India) these day's because it can easily be cured, 12 months of taking 3 drugs will not only cure you - but after the first 2 weeks your not even contagious anymore! SWEET!
 infact - hug all the armadillo's you want cause 95% of the human population (more or less) is actually immune naturally to leprosy, which is again, really useful.

Thanks Immune system - you rock.

on a final note:
Today's Word of the week is "January" - hahahahah good luck using that!

Additionally January 30th is Leprosy day. (that's my use of the word, your're not allowed to use it)

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