How is Leprosy Caught ?
Like the common cold. Scientifically speaking, it is almost impossible to prove how the leprosy germ gets from one person to another, but people with lepromatous leprosy expel large numbers of germs from their nose and mouth. Like the common cold it is probable that the germs get into the body by inhalation or ingestion as happens in other diseases such as tuberculosis and influenza. Researchers are still working on how exactly the germ moves from one person to the next.
