Multiple choice

Which among the following statements regarding leprosy is false?

  1. Leprosy is an infectious skin and nerve disease.

  2. Children are more likely to get leprosy than adults.

  3. Tuberculoid leprosy is less contagious than other forms.

  4. Leprosy is caused by a fast-growing type of bacteria.

  5. Leprosy has a very long incubation period.
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Explanation

Leprosy is caused by a slow-growing type of bacteria called Mycobacterium leprae (M. leprae). Leprosy is also known as Hansen's disease, after the scientist who discovered M. leprae in 1873.

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