The other name of Hansen's disease is:

Correct option is D

Ans. (d) Sol. The correct answer is (d) Leprosy.
Hansen's disease is the medical term for leprosy, a chronic infectious disease caused by the bacterium Mycobacterium leprae. It primarily affects the skin, nerves, and mucous membranes, leading to symptoms such as skin lesions, nerve damage, and muscle weakness. The disease is named after the Norwegian physician Gerhard Henrik Armauer Hansen, who discovered the causative bacterium in 1873.
Explanation of each option:
· (a) Gonorrhoea: Gonorrhoea is a sexually transmitted infection caused by the bacterium Neisseria gonorrhoeae, not related to Hansen's disease.
· (b) Tuberculosis: Tuberculosis is a bacterial infection caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis that primarily affects the lungs, not the skin and nerves as seen in Hansen's disease.
· (c) Syphilis: Syphilis is a sexually transmitted infection caused by the bacterium Treponema pallidum, not related to Hansen's disease.
· (d) Leprosy: Correct answer. Hansen's disease is commonly known as leprosy, and it is caused by Mycobacterium leprae.
Thus, Hansen's disease is also called leprosy.