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How Is Leprosy Spread? (Cont.)

Other Possible Modes of How Leprosy Is Spread

Leprosy cannot be spread from a mother to her unborn baby, and people cannot get leprosy through sexual contact.
 
Although feral armadillos and nonhuman primates are known to carry Mycobacterium leprae, leprosy transmission from animals to humans has only been confirmed in a couple of leprosy cases.
 
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Written by/reviewed by: Arthur Schoenstadt, MD
Last reviewed by: Arthur Schoenstadt, MD