And cases of the infectious skin disease,
leprosy have been on the rise in Central Florida.
The disease is the Center for Disease Control and Prevention said yesterday that
1/5 of the country's leprosy cases were reported in the state of Florida.
In 2020
81% of those cases have been reported in central Florida alone.
Well,
leprosy is an infectious disease that causes severe
skin sores and affects a person's nervous system.
It spreads through close contact with someone who's been treated
and it can be cured with antibiotics.