title: Viability of Mycobacterium leprae outside the human body.
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D003890:Desiccation; D006801:Humans; D006813:Humidity; D007918:Leprosy / Q000382:microbiology / Q000635:transmission; D051379:Mice; D009166:Mycobacterium leprae / Q000254:growth & development*; D013696:Temperature; D013997:Time Factors