'The CDC has issued a travel advisory in Florida due to LEPROSY,' one Twitter user wrote. 'The Biblical jokes write themselves for Ron DeSantis.'
Earlier in July, the federal agency reported that in 2020 central Florida had been responsible for nearly a fifth of all cases in the U.S., with around 34 percent of cases found to have been acquired locally.
Florida Governor Ron DeSantis looks on after speaking at the Republican Party of Iowa's 2023 Lincoln Dinner in Des Moines, Iowa, on July 28, 2023. DeSantis is under pressure amid a rising number of leprosy cases in Florida.was subject to criticism from medical professionals Leprosy, or Hansen's Disease, is caused by a bacterial infection but can easily be treated with a course of antibiotics. Symptoms include discolored patches of skin, growths on the skin and ulcers on the feet.
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