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Leprosy â tzaâraâat â leprosy, stinging hornets. Around the late 1940âs and early 1950âs a number of rabbis took a close look at the Hebrew word that we translate as leprosy (tzaâraâat) and decided that leprosy was not a good English word to use here.Leprosy as we know it today, just does not fit the Biblical description of leprosy.round the late 1940âs and early 1950âs a number of rabbis took a close look at the Hebrew word that we translate as leprosy (tzaâraâat) and decided that leprosy was not a good English word to use here. Leprosy as we know it today, just does not fit the Biblical description of leprosy.
Leprosy Causes. Leprosy is an acquired infectious disease that can affect individuals of all ages. It is caused by the acid-fast, rod-shaped bacteria Mycobacterium leprae, which was discovered in 1873 by G.A. Hansen. 1  Because the bacterium multiplies very slowly, the signs and symptoms of leprosy may not develop until much later after exposure to M. leprae (ranging from several weeks to 20 years or more).