Spead: It is likely spread when an infected person coughs or sneezes and a healthy person inhales the droplets that contain the bacteria. The people at risk are the ones who have prolonged exposure to the infected, people with a weakened immune system due to genetics or conditions like HIV. Anyone with a family history of the disease is also at an increased risk. Alongside those in overcrowded living conditions or suffering from malnutrition.

The symptoms of the disease on the skin are discolored or white patches, nodules on the skin, dry, stiff, or thickening of the skin, painless ulcers on the bottoms of feet, loss of eyelashes or eyebrows, or swelling or lumps on earlobes or the facial area.

Hansen's Disease is treated with a combination of 3 antibiotics over six months to a year, also called "multidrug therapy". The antibiotics are as follows Dapsone, Rifamprin, and Clofazimine, and take all medications as prescribed.