Summary
They practiced checking people who have been near patients, called contact tracing.
Quick medicine can stop the disease from causing long‑term problems.
The workshop aims to lower the number of cases to very few.
Key Points
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More than 70 experts from across the state took part.
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The focus was on early case finding, contact tracing, and completing treatment.
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Leprosy can cause skin and nerve damage if not treated early.
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Goal: reduce cases to less than one per 10,000 people.
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Future meetings will continue to share successful methods.
New Words to Learn
4 wordsleprosy
a disease that affects skin and nerves but can be cured
contact tracing
finding and checking people who have been near someone with the disease
prevalence
how many people have the disease in a certain area
intervention
a plan to stop the disease from spreading
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