Saturday, January 25, 2014

Spread of Leprosy in Africa Being Fueled by Fear and Ignorance

Scientists have conquered many diseases, but leprosy remains the unconquered frontier, mainly in Africa. Modou Gaye sits on a hospital bed in Senegal, his left leg stretched the length of the mattress, the right one amputated below the knee. Afflicted by recurrent yet mysterious sores, he had done the rounds of traditional practitioners and physicians who prescribed him various plants and potions but were unable to tell him he had leprosy. "I ...

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