A DISEASE that can leave sufferers blind and paralysed is on the rise in the US, experts warn.
Leprosy, also known as Hansen’s disease, is an infectious bug that affects the skin and nervous system.
The condition is fairly non-existent in the US in the modern day – but cases are now rising.
The number of reported leprosy cases in southeastern states has more than doubled over the past decade, according to the Centre for Disease Control.
Some 159 new cases were reported in the US in 2020.