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

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 tractv  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

TRIPLE ZERO CAMPAIGN 

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% newDiganosed 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

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Working Together For A World Free From Leprosy……….

SO NURSES WE SHOULD SUPPORT AND QUALITY CARE TO LEPROSY CLIENT TO

 MAKE ZERO LEPROSY…..

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-We are Nurses Proud to be a Nurses

Leprosy is  chronic disease caused by Mycobacterium leprae.