English-Finnish translations for leprosy

• lepra
  Mieleen tulee esimerkki leprasta. The example that springs to mind is leprosy.
  Onko komissio jo esittänyt lukuisia aloitteita lepran torjumiseksi? Has the Commission already launched various initiatives in order to combat leprosy?
  Meidän on kannettava huolta esimerkiksi leprasta, jota on jälleen esiintynyt. We should be concerned about a disease like leprosy rearing its head again.
• spitaali

Definition of leprosy

• An infectious disease caused by infection by ''Mycobacterium leprae''
• In the Bible, a disease of the skin not conclusively identified, which can also affect clothes and houses

Examples

• The Europeans brought new diseases such as smallpox, measles, dysentery, influenza, syphilis and leprosy.

Related words

• leprosarium
• antileprosy
• leprose
• Asturian leprosy