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Joseph Ralaiharo has lived cut off from society in a remote village in central Madagascar for more than half a century. His battle with...
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A new study has found British red squirrels are infected with two different strains of the bacterium that causes leprosy. The disease is caused...
Life
Officials in Riverside County, which is near Los Angeles, said they were investigating the two suspected cases at an area elementary school. The Los...
Life
Leprosy is an ancient disease, once feared, and handled by isolating those infected into colonies away from healthy people. Today it is treatable and...
Tech & Science
Of the various ‘ancient diseases’, one of the longest lasting (and arguably notorious) is leprosy (leprosy was recognized in the ancient civilizations of China,...
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Modou Gaye sits on a hospital bed in Senegal, his left leg stretched the length of the mattress, the right one amputated below the...