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What percentage of people are not susceptible to the leprosy bacillus?
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The Gandhiji Prem Nivas is a center for people with leprosy that was established by Mother Teresa in 1958 and is run by the Missionaries of Charity in Titagarh, India.
Approximately 95 percent of people are not susceptible to the leprosy bacillus and will not develop the disease, even when exposed to it repeatedly.1