通过目前所使用的普遍治疗的办法来控制麻风有明显的局限性,这一点现已被人们所清楚地认识到了。该病漫长的潜伏期,隐慝性发病,慢性的病理和所需要的较长时期的治疗都使控制本疾病成为一项十分艰巨的任务。也使人们对新的治疗手段产生了迫切的需要。最近几年来,通过免疫来进行初级的预防麻风已引起了广泛的注意。人们正为 It is now clearly recognized that there are obvious limitations to the control of leprosy by the universal treatment currently used. The long incubation period, implicit onset, chronic pathology and the long-term treatment required make it a daunting task to control the disease. It has also created an urgent need for new treatments. In recent years, primary prevention of leprosy by immunization has drawn wide attention. People are