10 Leprosy Symptoms
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Numbness
There is a third type of leprosy, known as borderline leprosy. This type of leprosy has the same symptoms as the other two types. Numbness is one of the first leprosy symptoms that an infected person usually experiences.2‘Leprosy.’ DermNet NZ, dermnetnz.org/topics/leprosy
Individuals infected with any of the three types of leprosy could experience numbness. Numbness generally occurs on the infected area of skin where patches have developed and is caused by the nerve damage beneath.
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