In India, there are hundreds of thousands, perhaps even millions that have the dreaded disease of leprosy. Leprosy bacteria attacks peripheral nerves, which causes the loss of feeling. Wounds and burns get infected and the victims are often too poor to get medicine, to fight infections.
When this fearsome disease is left untreated, the end result can be permanent disfigurement and physical disabilities such as the loss of toes and fingers. The victims may develop poor eyesight and even blindness. This disease is often called the 'living death' because of its appalling effects on the victim's body.
