Leprosy is one of the least contagious diseases around — and perhaps one of the most misunderstood. The colonies are relics of a not-too-distant past when those diagnosed with leprosy were exiled.
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Breathing new life into derelict leper colony
In 2020, the last leper living in the Saint Charalambos colony in Larnaca died. She was 85 and had been there since the age of 14. Abandoned and neglected, the site fell into decay. Perhaps it was a ...
ABU ZAABAL — “This place is our whole life, and lately, we keep hearing talk that they will evict us ” A variation on this phrase is repeated by many leprosy patients who receive treatment at Egypt's ...
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