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Leprosy probably brings to mind skin falling from the bone and people cast away into quarantined colonies. It is among the most stigmatized diseases in history, that I can think of. In this episode, we cover the past, present, and future of this ancient foe.
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• https://www.who.int/health-topics/leprosy#tab=tab_1
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• https://www.newbedfordguide.com/massachusetts-leper-colony-penikese-frank-parker/2019/08/28 
• https://www.cdc.gov/leprosy/index.html
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• http://web.stanford.edu/group/parasites/ParaSites2005/Leprosy/history.htm