"leprosy" in Chinese (Simplified)

麻风病

Definition

麻风病是一种由细菌引起的慢性传染病，主要影响皮肤、神经和黏膜，如果不治疗会导致皮肤溃疡和神经损伤。

“麻风病”常用于医学或历史语境。现代医学能治愈，但历史上患者曾被社会排斥和隔离。不要用此词侮辱他人。

Leprosy is a disease that affects the skin.

**麻风病**是一种影响皮肤的疾病。

Doctors can treat leprosy with special medicine.

医生能用特殊药物治疗**麻风病**。

In the past, people with leprosy were often isolated.

过去患有**麻风病**的人常被隔离。

There's still a lot of misunderstanding about leprosy in the world today.

如今全世界对**麻风病**依然有很多误解。

Many think leprosy is highly contagious, but that isn’t true with modern medicine.

许多人认为**麻风病**很容易传染，但现代医学已不是这样。

After treatment, people with leprosy can live normal lives.

治疗后，**麻风病**患者可以正常生活。