Which disease causes such hand deformations?

leprosy
tuberculosis
typhus
smallpox
Contrary to folklore, leprosy does not cause body parts to fall off. Infections, however, can result in tissue loss causing fingers and toes to become shortened and deformed, as cartilage is absorbed into the body.
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flagGhana
91%
0%
0%
0%
24
flagAustria
84%
7%
6%
0%
113
flagthe Netherlands
82%
0%
13%
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29
flagNigeria
80%
2%
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flagGermany
78%
7%
10%
2%
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flagIndia
78%
6%
9%
2%
406
flagthe United Kingdom
78%
8%
9%
1%
263
flagPakistan
78%
5%
8%
5%
74
flagCanada
78%
7%
11%
1%
71
flagSwitzerland
76%
5%
12%
3%
91
flagAustralia
76%
2%
12%
3%
77
flagRepublic of Ireland
76%
8%
14%
0%
47
flagPoland
69%
3%
24%
1%
16769
flagSouth Africa
68%
0%
15%
5%
19
flagthe United States
66%
7%
20%
2%
620
flagUnknown
66%
0%
28%
0%
21
flagGreece
63%
4%
22%
9%
22
flagItaly
60%
9%
24%
6%
33
flagMalaysia
55%
15%
25%
0%
20
flagthe Philippines
46%
12%
30%
3%
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