Multiple choice

Many years ago, leprosy was considered a mysterious disease associated with some type of curse, and people suffering from leprosy were isolated and ostracised. Lepromatous leprosy is characterised by

  1. poor T-cell responses

  2. good cell-mediated immunity

  3. good lepromin dermal response

  4. poor B-cell responses

  5. poor phagocytic ability
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Explanation

The poor T-cell responses specific for leprosy bacillus prevent the host from mounting a killing response and the bacilli grow profusely.

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