Mycobacterium leprae
Across
- 1. POSITIVE (Type of staining for Mycobacterium leprae)
- 3. (Early skin lesion of leprosy)
- 6. (Loss of sensation due to nerve damage)
- 8. (Clusters of Mycobacterium leprae)
- 12. (Challenging due to slow growth)
- 13. (One of the main drugs used to treat leprosy)
- 14. (Characteristic staining of Mycobacterium leprae)
- 15. (Reservoir for leprosy)
- 16. (Many bacilli type of leprosy)
- 18. (But only mildly contagious)
- 20. (Commonly affected area in leprosy)
- 21. (Nerves primarily affected by leprosy)
- 22. DAMAGE (Complication of leprosy)
Down
- 2. leprae Crossword Puzzle
- 4. (Skin test for leprosy)
- 5. (Few bacilli type of leprosy)
- 7. (Type of leprosy with well-defined lesions)
- 9. (Type of leprosy with diffuse lesions)
- 10. (Social discrimination associated with leprosy)
- 11. (Cells that attempt to engulf Mycobacterium leprae)
- 17. (Long-lasting nature of leprosy)
- 19. SHEATH (Damaged by Mycobacterium leprae in nerves)