English-French translations for leprosy

• lèpre
  L’exemple qui me vient à l’esprit est la lèpre. The example that springs to mind is leprosy.
  Le fait qu'une maladie comme la lèpre réapparaisse doit nous inquiéter. We should be concerned about a disease like leprosy rearing its head again.
  La Commission a-t-elle d’ores et déjà lancé diverses initiatives pour combattre la lèpre? Has the Commission already launched various initiatives in order to combat leprosy?

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