01117nas a2200169   4500000000100000008004100001653001400042653002100056653001200077653001700089653001400106100001200120245007800132856005500210490000600265520067600271       2014                            d10aDiagnoses10aHealth Education10aleprosy10aPathogenesis10aTreatment1 aSingh A00aRecent advances in diagnostic and treatment of infectious disease leprosy  uhttp://jddt.in/index.php/jddt/article/view/237/3140 v23 aBeing classified as a chronic disease than an acute infectious one, leprosy is associated with long lasting complications regarding immunology, disability and deformity. Throughout history, the leprotic person is always barred from society. It is caused by Mycobacterium leprae, acid-fast bacteria having a long incubation period. The aim of this review is to educate people about the transmission and symptoms of this disease. Moreover to provide information regarding the pathophysiology as well as pathogenisis of leprosy or better known as Hansen’s disease. Aftermost mentioned is the treatment as well as the WHO recommended multidrug therapy regimens for leprosy.