Leprosy. Overview

Abstract

A bibliographical review was performed in order to offer some considerations about the epidemiological, diagnostic, treatment and prevention for the proper management of leprosy and thus face elimination, reducing its incidence with early actions and eliminating perception of risk not only by the people but also of health workers. Making references to the health education about leprosy and its prevention ways, its clinical form, risk groups and epidemiological factors. The Treatment is analyzed relapse among other factors related to the disease of low prevalence, but not eliminated affecting level and quality of life of the population that should solve their own problems or situations using the previous concepts that own and appropriating new knowledges through significant learning and enduring in health workers.