A Disease Apart
Leprosy in the Modern World
by Tony Gould
420 pages· 2005· ISBN 9780312305024
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A cultural and medical history of leprosy examines the scientific theories and popular opinions attributed to the condition, drawing on the experiences of doctors, missionaries, and patients to offer insight into the daily realities of the disease, the campaigns to raise awareness, and the efforts to fight it.
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