<prompt> There are millions of cases of leprosy Hansens disease worldwide, but predominately in Asia and Africa. The clinical spectrum of Hansens disease is best characterized byImmunologic anergyChronic pneumonitisPeripheral neuritisBacilli in lesions that digest tissues  <response>: Leprosy Hansens disease affects primarily skin, peripheral nerves, and mucous membranes. The disease ranges from tuberculoid leprosy, which is characterized by few lesions containing small numbers of acid-fast mycobacteria, to lepromatous leprosy, which is characterized by multiple lesions containing many microorganisms. Chronic pulmonary infection is more characteristic of infection with Mycobacterium tuberculosis than M. leprae. 