Elevator7009Humans will pet anything
Humans will pet anything
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Can’t you get leprosy from touching armadillos?
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.
You wanna gamble on being immune to bacteria by all means, I’ll keep my hands off them to be safe.
More than 16 percent of Florida’s armadillos carry leprosy bacterium, scientists report » Emerging Pathogens Institute » University of Florida
An expert on Mycobacterium leprae, the bacillus that causes Hansen’s disease, announced Wednesday that armadillos were the only known animal host of the pathogen.
Leprosy is curable now.
I’ma roll the d20 and boop the snoot.
I don’t have 6k for leprosy treatment but fortune on your roll. I’m just saying there is a risk of contacting it through touch for the sake of clarity. It’s a weird thing that can happen from a mostly harmless animal that can have shitty consequences.