In The Land Of Poz
In the Land of Poz
The new faces of HIV/AIDS: Our Children
The condition known as leprosy was very well known in ancient history. Usually because of the fear associated with the disease and ignorance of the disease most societies were quick to label anyone with leprosy as an outcast. In fact, Jewish religion and law classified anyone who exhibited the symptoms of leprosy as "unclean." In addition to having an ailment, which could be quite uncomfortable at times, people with leprosy had to suffer the indignities and humiliation associated with being unwanted by society. Neither they nor their belongings were to come in contact with those who were free of the disease.
They often went ignored. Victims of misunderstood diseases usually become nothing more than a statistic a nameless face in a sea of individuals who have had the good fortune to avoid the same problem. Modern medicine has since discovered the cause and cure for leprosy and a myriad of other socially......
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