Up to 80% of cases lead to skin ulcers and swollen, tender glands. Effects from the other types include painful, red eyes with yellow discharge, a sore throat, stomach pain, nausea and vomiting ...

But Corey Seeman could claim the title of the campus’ squirrel whisperer, documenting the animals in about 130,000 photos and giving the fluffy rodents medicine to help them heal from the skin ...

Squirrels spread leprosy in 10th and 11th century England. Researchers reassure infected modern red squirrels do not pose threat to people ...

Leprosy is a chronic disease infectious between humans that attacks the skin, nerves and mucous membranes. No-one is thought to have caught it inside the UK for 70 years but it's still endemic in ...

A dead rabbit found in Central Illinois tested positive for a rare bacterial disease, prompting health officials to urge residents to monitor their families and pets for symptoms.

Accounts of the disease, which primarily affects the skin and peripheral nervous system, appear in ancient writings across various civilizations, but you may be surprised to learn that the World ...

Leprosy may have spread between red squirrels and humans between 10th and 11th century in England, research suggests. Evidence gathered from two archaeological sites in the medieval city of ...

Although it is rare, the so-called biblical disease still exists today and according to the World Health Organisation, around 208,000 people have leprosy around the globe, mostly in Asia and Africa.