Leprosy is a viral disease.

• Mycobacterium leprae is the bacteria responsible for the disease leprosy, also called Hansen's disease, after Dr. Gerhard Armauer Hansen, the man who discovered the bacteria in 1873. Leprosy is a disease that causes damage to the peripheral nerves and the skin, and can lead to serious complications, including loss of toes and fingers, infertility, and blindness.
• This drug is among the rifamycin class of antibiotics, derived from an organism found in soil. Rifampin is active against a number of bacteria and is very potent, making it suitable for treatment of drug-resistant infections
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