Just published in Leprosy Review 📢

Evaluation of social stigma and interventions for stigma reduction in Hansen’s disease: a prospective, observational study by Abhijeet Raju Chaudhary et al
https://leprosyreview.org/article/97/1/2025109

#Stigma #HansensDisease #Leprosy #IDSky #MedSky

Ancient DNA reveals rare leprosy strain in the Americas thousands of years before European contact

More information: archaeologymag.com/2025/07/rare...

#archaeology #archeology #archaeologynews #hansensdisease #leprosy

DYK the #stigma against lepers began in the 13thC? The Catholic church blamed #leprosy or #HansensDisease on #QueerSex sex or sex during #menstruation. It resulted from sin, & sinners only had themselves to blame! HowSexGotScrewedUp.com #HistSex #QueerHistory

It’s #obesejesus #magajesus #republicanjesus curing a #hansensdisease ( #leprosy) patient in Biblical #judea with his #magucwand courtesy of the crazy powerful #imagen3 It generates audio #ffs

Two men in hats on a rubble heap, one playing a wall-attached string instrument. Title: Documenting Lepers' Lives: The House is Black (1962)

A blog post -- and a must-watch short documentary from 1962

Documenting Lepers' Lives: The House Is Black (1962)

silencesandsounds.blogspot.com

#leprosy #music #blog #AmWriting #AcademicChatter #documentary #film #PandemicMusic #HansensDisease