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    Although leprosy, or Hansen's Disease, was never an epidemic in The United States, cases of leprosy have been reported in Louisiana as early as the 18th...
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  • Leprosy stigma is a type of social stigma, a strong negative feeling towards a person with leprosy relating to their moral status in society. It is also...
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    Leprosy, also known as Hansen's disease (HD), is a long-term infection by the bacteria Mycobacterium leprae or Mycobacterium lepromatosis. Infection can...
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    sixty-five-year history as the only place in America to treat leprosy until outpatient treatment became viable in 1981. Nowadays, that legacy is celebrated...
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    for the disease in Texas, Louisiana and Florida. Prior to the arrival of Europeans in the late 15th century, leprosy was unknown in the New World. Given...
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    Carville Historic District (category Leprosy in the United States)
    Leprosarium was one of two leprosy hospitals in the United States. An abandoned sugar plantation became the Louisiana Leper Home in 1894. Eventually the facility...
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    determined that leprosy originated in East Africa or the Near East and traveled with humans along their migration routes, including those of trade in goods and...
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    permanently disabled because of leprosy. India has the greatest number of cases, with Brazil second and Indonesia third. In 1999, the world incidence of...
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  • pioneer in developing tendon transfer techniques for use in the hands of those with leprosy. He was the first physician to appreciate that leprosy is not...
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  • Josefina Guerrero (category Women in war in the Philippines)
    had leprosy and was an unsuspicious and effective surveillance asset for American allied forces. Josefina Guerrero was born on AugustĀ 5, 1917, in Lucban...
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