Elevator7009@kbin.run to Humanity Fuck Yeah!@lemmy.world · 11 days agoHumans will pet anythingkbin.runimagemessage-square41fedilinkarrow-up10arrow-down10file-text
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minus-squareMr. Semi@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·11 days agoYou can’t even get leprosy from touching somebody who has leprosy.* *Unless you’re one the 5% of the population susceptible to it, and even then it requires frequent, prolonged contact.
minus-squaresmokin_shinobi@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·edit-211 days agoThis nocturnal animal, the only mammal other than humans that is known to get leprosy, is a common sight in Florida. Papers estimate that, in some areas, 15 – 20% of armadillos carry the *M. leprae *bacteria. “There have also been reports of people getting leprosy after coming in direct contact with nine-banded armadillos, which can carry the bacteria that causes leprosy.“ Source You wanna gamble on being immune to bacteria by all means, I’ll keep my hands off them to be safe.
minus-squareMr. Semi@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·11 days agoLeprosy is curable now. I’ma roll the d20 and boop the snoot.
You can’t even get leprosy from touching somebody who has leprosy.*
*Unless you’re one the 5% of the population susceptible to it, and even then it requires frequent, prolonged contact.
This nocturnal animal, the only mammal other than humans that is known to get leprosy, is a common sight in Florida. Papers estimate that, in some areas, 15 – 20% of armadillos carry the *M. leprae *bacteria.
“There have also been reports of people getting leprosy after coming in direct contact with nine-banded armadillos, which can carry the bacteria that causes leprosy.“
Source
You wanna gamble on being immune to bacteria by all means, I’ll keep my hands off them to be safe.
Leprosy is curable now.
I’ma roll the d20 and boop the snoot.