An endemic refers to a disease or condition regularly found among particular people or in a certain area. It differs from a disease that becomes a pandemic when it spreads beyond a region to infect large numbers of people worldwide.
Florida is at the forefront of a leprosy outbreak, with nearly one-fifth of leprosy cases in the U.S. originating from the state, a research letter recently published by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says.
The disease, mentioned in prominent biblical accounts, is characterized by lesions that primarily affect the skin and peripheral nervous system.
You can read about it in Leviticus 13.
It’s a rare disease in the U.S. but has been growing steadily and constantly lately. Infection with leprosy is rare, as 95% of people are naturally immune.
Standard antibiotics can be used to treat it.
The modern term for leprosy is Hansen’s disease. One hundred fifty-nine new cases were reported in the U.S. in 2020, the most recent year for data.
In North America, the number of international migrants has significantly increased in recent years, which, the CDC suggests, may explain the rise in leprosy incidence in the historically nonendemic area.
Leprosy is typically spread through extended close contact with an untreated infected person.
Casual contact does not lead to infection.
You can’t catch leprosy from shaking hands, hugging, or sitting beside someone during a meal or on the bus.
Luke 5:12 And it came to pass, when he was in a certain city, behold a man full of leprosy: who seeing Jesus fell on his face, and besought him, saying, Lord, if thou wilt, thou canst make me clean.
Luke 5:13 And he put forth his hand, and touched him, saying, I will: be thou clean. And immediately the leprosy departed from him.
Luke 5:14 And he charged him to tell no man: but go, and shew thyself to the priest, and offer for thy cleansing, according as Moses commanded, for a testimony unto them.
Luke 5:15 But so much the more went there a fame abroad of him: and great multitudes came together to hear, and to be healed by him of their infirmities.
Luke 17:12 And as he entered into a certain village, there met him ten men that were lepers, which stood afar off:
Luke 17:13 And they lifted up their voices, and said, Jesus, Master, have mercy on us.
Luke 17:14 And when he saw them, he said unto them, Go shew yourselves unto the priests. And it came to pass, that, as they went, they were cleansed.
Luke 17:15 And one of them, when he saw that he was healed, turned back, and with a loud voice glorified God,
Luke 17:16 And fell down on his face at his feet, giving him thanks: and he was a Samaritan.
Luke 17:17 And Jesus answering said, Were there not ten cleansed? but where are the nine?
Luke 17:18 There are not found that returned to give glory to God, save this stranger.
Luke 17:19 And he said unto him, Arise, go thy way: thy faith hath made thee whole.
Matthew 21:22 And all things, whatsoever ye shall ask in prayer, believing, ye shall receive.
Luke 1:37 For with God nothing shall be impossible.
2 Corinthians 5:7 For we walk by faith, not by sight.
Hebrews 11:1 Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen.
Hebrews 11:6 But without faith it is impossible to please him: for he that cometh to God must believe that he is, and that he is a rewarder of them that diligently seek him.
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