Leprosy is a disease

A. of lung tissue.
B. that has been eradicated around the world.
C. caused by a pathogen that cannot be cultured in the lab.
D. can be diagnosed by the Mantoux test.
E. caused by a sporeforming, gram-positive bacillus.


Answer: C. caused by a pathogen that cannot be cultured in the lab.

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