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The forgotten disease
Leprosy
Leprosy is one of the oldest diseases known to man. Early writings such as the Hearst Papyrus from Egypt (about 1500 B.C.) report on leprosy, which is described as Asian Disease.
Please note: the original of this text was written in Myanmar in English. Sections have been edited or deleted for clarity. In order to retain some of the orginal flavour of the report, there has not…