HLTB21H3 Midterm: Midterm Review for Leprosy
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Thought to be a hereditary illness , or caused by god. Special clothing ,notification of arrival , leper houses , and leper colony. Some people were considered dead , their inheritances were separated (12th century),however spouses were not allowed to remarry till death. Mass of seperation : said during mass to separate leper and send leper to leper house . Via nose through droplets when in close contact. Most common in wet , warm areas and low body temperatures(armadi llo) Island : became prison for a handful of chiniese people whom had leprosy. Three countries that still haven"t reached the goal is : Indeterminate (il) : earliest and mildest , usually few lesions ; on back . loss of sensation is rare. Tuberculoid (tt) : larger lesions on skin , loss of sensation (not able to feel) , nerves are effected , nerves become thicker , nerve damadge ,