The earliest documented record of leprosy and its cure can be seen in the Mahavamsa in Sri...
Leprosy
The hysteria quickly spread and local authorities used it as an excuse to attack both Jewish and...
Leprosy and compulsory segregation were connected through the ‘colonial gaze’. Abstract This article is looking at colonial...
Medieval society was compelled to adapt to the presence of the chronically ill. Conventional narratives tell us...