The World Health Organization says its ten-year campaign to remove leprosy as a world health problem has been successful. Doctor Brundtland, head of the WHO, says a number of leprosy cases around the world bas 【M1】 ______ been cut of ninety percent during the past ten years. She says efforts are 【M2】 ______ continuing to complete end the disease. 【M3】 ______ Leprosy is caused by bacteria spread through liquid from the nose and mouth. The disease mainly effects the skin and nerves. However, if 【M4】 ______ leprosy is not treated it can cause permanent damage for the skin, nerves, 【M5】 ______ eyes, arms or legs. In 1999, an international campaign began to end leprosy. 7he WHO, governments of countries most affected by the disease, and several other groups are part of the campaign. This alliance guarantees that all leprosy patients, even they are poor, have a right to the most modern treatment. 【M6】 ______ Doctor Brundtland says leprosy is no longer a disease that requires life-long treatments by medical experts. Instead, patients can take that is 【M7】 ______ called a multi-drag therapy. This modem treatment will cure leprosy in 6 to 12 months, depend on the form. of the disease. The treatment combines 【M8】 ______ several drugs taken daily or once a month, The WHO has given multi-drug therapy to patients freely for the last five years, qbe members of the alliance 【M9】 ______ against leprosy plan to target the countries which still threatened by leprosy. 【M10】______ Among the estimated 600,000 victims around the world, the WHO believes about 70% are in India. The disease also remains a problem in Africa and South America. 【M1】