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Hansen's disease
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English
Etymology
en Norwegian physician Gerhard Armauer Hansen = 1 1841 1912, who in 1873 discovered the bacterium causing the disease.
Noun
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en disease The disease leprosy, caused by infection by Mycobacterium leprae species.
Translations
Hansen's disease (only translations that use the name Hansen somehow) leprosy
Bulgarian: bg болест на Хансен f
Chinese:
Mandarin: cmn 漢生病
French: fr maladie de Hansen
Greek: el νόσος του Χάνσεν f
Japanese: ja ハンセン病 hansenbyō
Korean: ko 한센병
Portuguese: pt hanseníase f
Ukrainian: uk хвороба Гансена f
en eponyms
en Leprosy Bacterial diseases