mum has told how she battled the "eradicated" disease leprosy and how the deadly virus has left her in constant pain. Doctors were initially baffled by Subodha Handhi’s symptoms.
They didn’t suspect leprosy, which was “effectively eradicated worldwide” in 2005, according to the World Health Organisation.The disease is extremely rare but Subodha, 33, is living proof that it still exists.She was newly married, living in London and studying for a degree in 2010 when she was struck down by excruciating, debilitating pain in her left arm that left doctors baffled.Painkillers had little effect and, when hospital tests were inconclusive, Subodha - who now lives in Paisley - returned to her native Sri Lanka to consult with a neurologist.It was.
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