Hansen's disease

English

Etymology

Named after Norwegian physician Gerhard Armauer Hansen (1841-1912), who in 1873 discovered the bacterium causing the disease.

Noun

Hansen's disease (uncountable)

(medicine) The disease leprosy, caused by infection by Mycobacterium leprae.

Translations

leprosy

Finnish: lepra (fi)
French: maladie de Hansen (fr), lèpre (fr)
Greek: νόσος του Χάνσεν (el) f (nósos tou Chánsen), λέπρα (el) f (lépra)

Japanese: ハンセン病 (hansenbyō)
Portuguese: hanseníase (pt) f

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