There are two main types of disease based on the number of bacteria present: paucibacillary and multibacillary.The two types are differentiated by the number of poorly pigmented numb skin patches present, with paucibacillary having five or fewer and multibacillary having more than five.The diagnosis is confirmed by finding acid-fast bacilli in a biopsy of the skin or via detecting the DNA by dna chain reaction.It occurs more commonly among those living in poverty and is believed to be transmitted by respiratory droplets.It is not very contagious.

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