麻风是一种世界上广泛流行的慢性传染病,特别是在热带和亚热带,以赤道两侧南纬20度至北纬20度之间为高流行区。在非洲、亚洲和拉丁美洲的大多数国家麻风病仍构成一个严重的社会公共卫生问题。过去30年世界麻风病的科学研究进展超过了整个人类历史中对麻风病的研究。近年 Leprosy is a chronic epidemic that is prevalent in the world, especially in the tropics and subtropics, with high prevalence of between 20 degrees south latitude and 20 degrees north latitude on both sides of the equator. Leprosy continues to pose a serious social and public health problem in most countries in Africa, Asia and Latin America. The scientific advances in world leprosy over the past three decades have outgrown the study of leprosy throughout human history. in recent years