ibibembe

How to say it

Meaning

leprosy, a chronic infectious skin and nerve disease.

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leprosy

Examples

• Ibibembe ni indwara ivurwa niba yamenyekanye kare.Leprosy is a disease that can be treated if detected early.
• Umuganga yabwiye umurwayi ko afite ibibembe.The doctor told the patient that he had leprosy.
• Ntabwo ibibembe bikwirakwira byoroshye nk'uko abantu babitekereza.Leprosy does not spread as easily as people think.
• Kera abantu bafite ibibembe bakoraga hanze y'imidugudu.In the past, people with leprosy lived outside the villages.

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