WORLD LEPROSY DAY 2020
WORLD LEPROSY DAY
THEME : ZERO CASES OF LEPROSY RELATED DISABILITIES IN CHILDREN
THEME OF THIS YEAR ENDING DISCRIMINATION,STIGMA AND PREJUDICE/ TRIPLE ZERO CAMPAIGN
Leprosy Transmission:
Signs And Symptoms:
TRIPLE
ZERO CAMPAIGN
THEME OF THIS YEAR ENDING DISCRIMINATION,STIGMA AND PREJUDICE/ TRIPLE ZERO CAMPAIGN
LEPROSY
Definition:
Is a chronic
infectious disease caused by mycobacterium leprae
Other
Name:
Leprosy, also known
as hansen’s disease
Leprosy
Mainly Affects :
v Skin,
v Peripheral nerves
v Mucosal surfaces of the Upper Respiratory tract v Eyes.
Incidence:
v Leprosy cases mostly can be found in india(60% of new cases in
india), brazil and indonesia
v Affected 212 000 more people globally in 2015
v Leprosy cases 8.9% were children and 6.7%
presented with visible deformities
v 16 millionleprosy patients treated over the past 20 years.
Leprosy Transmission:
v Contact between cases of leprosy and healthy
persons
v Air through droplets from the nose and mouth
Incubation Period:
A
Number Of Years (On Average About 5 Years)
Signs And Symptoms:
A.
skin symptoms
such as:
v Discolored
patches of skin, usually flat, that may be numb and look faded (lighter than
the skin around)
v Painless
ulcers on the soles of feet
v Growths
(nodules) on the skin
v Thick,
dry skin
v Painless
swelling Mostly lumps on the face or
earlobes
v Loss
of eyebrows or eyelashes
B.Symptoms caused by damage to the nerves are:
v Muscle
weakness or paralysis (especially in the hands and feet)
v Numbness
of affected areas of the skin
v Enlarged
nerves
v Eye
problems that may lead to blindness (when facial nerves are affected)
C.Symptoms
in the mucous membranes are:
v Nosebleeds
v A
stuffy nose
Treatment (Multi-drug therapy (MDT)
A.ADULT - Multi-drug therapy (MDT)
Standard adult treatment regimen for multibacillary(MB)leprosy:
Treatment
Duration: 12 months (12 blister packs)
v Rifampicin: 600 mg once a month
v Clofazimine: 300 mg once a month, and 50 mg daily
v Dapsone: 100 mg daily
Standard adult treatment regimen for paucibacillary (PB) leprosy:
v
Treatment Duration: six months
(six blister packs)
v Rifampicin: 600 mg once a month
v Dapsone: 100 mg daily
B.CHILD - Multi-drug
therapy (MDT)
Standard child (Ages 10 – 14) treatment
regimen for multibacillary (MB) leprosy:
Duration:
12 months (12 blister packs)
v
Rifampicin: 450 mg once a
month
v
Clofazimine: 150 mg once a
month, and 50 mg every other day
v
Dapsone: 50 mg daily
Standard child (Ages 10 –
14) treatment regimen for paucibacillary (PB) leprosy:
Duration:
six months (six blister packs)
v
Rifampicin: 450 mg once a
month
v
Dapsone: 50 mg daily
v ZeroTransmission,
v Zero Disabilities
v Zero Discrimination
I. Zerotransmission-Stoping Leprosy Transmission
v Every 2 Minutes SomeOne is Diganosed With Leprosy
v 1/10 people Diganosed With Leprosy is a child
v 136 countries detected new case of Leprosy in year of 2016
II. Zero
Disabilities-preventing girls and boys from being disabled by leprosy
v 18000 girls and boys are Diganosed With Leprosy
v 39% new
Diganosed With Leprosy girls and women
v Women affected by leprosy has 2/3 less surgery
than men
III. Zero
Discrimination-Abolishing discriminatory laws and practices
v 37% affected by leprosy believe that that
disease affect their right of work
v 77 laws against people Diganosed With Leprosy
v 55% due to leprosy people undergoing divorce
.
Working Together For
A World Free From Leprosy……….
SO NURSES WE SHOULD
SUPPORT AND QUALITY CARE TO LEPROSY CLIENT TO
MAKE ZERO LEPROSY…..
-We are
Nurses Proud to be a Nurses
Leprosy is chronic disease caused by Mycobacterium leprae.
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