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Leprosy is a horrendous skin condition, a mycobacterial disease. It is caused by a parasite, and in the twenty--first century, more than twelve million people carry the parasite. Leprosy today is known as Hansen's disease, after the man who discovered the parasite. The parasite is transmitted by intimate contact, usually with a household member. The incubation period can be from one to two years to forty years. Its origin is very difficult, if not impossible at times, to determine.