| Metadata | |
|---|---|
| ID | DOID:1024 |
| PURL | http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/DOID_1024 Copy |
| Name | leprosy |
| Definition | A primary bacterial infectious disease that results_in infection located_in superficial peripheral nerves, located_in skin, located_in mucous membranes of the upper respiratory tract, located_in anterior chamber of the eyes, or located_in testes, has_material_basis_in Mycobacterium leprae, which is transmitted_by aerosol spread from infected nasal secretions to exposed nasal and oral mucosa. The infection has_symptom skin lesions, has_symptom sensory loss, has_symptom motor loss and has_symptom eye damage. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leprosy |
| Xrefs |
EFO:0001054 SNOMEDCT_US_2025_09_01:154298007 |
| Subsets |
DO_infectious_disease_slim DO_rare_slim gram-positive_bacterial_infectious_disease NCIthesaurus |
| Parent Relationships | |
| Subclass Logical Relationships |
has major susceptibility factor some susceptibility to leprosy 3 transmitted by some droplet spread transmission has material basis in some Mycobacterium leprae has major susceptibility factor some susceptibility to leprosy 4 disease has location some (peripheral nervous system or testis or eye or upper respiratory tract) has symptom some skin lesion has major susceptibility factor some susceptibility to leprosy 5 |