Are there any known cases o..

A chronic, mildly contagious granulomatous disease of tropical and subtropical regions, caused by the bacillus Mycobacterium leprae, characterized by ulcers of the skin, bone, and viscera and leading to loss of sensation, paralysis, gangrene, and deformation

Is what it is.

Also called Hansen's Disease. Once upon a time there were a group of individuals on an island in Hawaii with this disease.

Just like it's relative Tuberculosis, this bacteria still exists and infects individuals in third world countries.

7yes, my cambodian refugee neighbor's asked me if I knew how to help someone with Hansen's disease and I loked it up and it was leprosy..at the time, I did not know it still existed. They had a relative still in Cambodia with it. Report It

Where? In some parts of the world it still exists.

Yes, it is often carried but armadillos , and people that deal with them from time to time end up with it . Also in some parts of the world there still are people dying from it.

Yes, it effects the nerves,but there are much better treatments know

to prevent the injuries from getting infected.

yes in third world countries like africa etc.