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Leprosy MythsConstant Wonder • Season 2022, Episode 925
Mar 23, 2021 • 53m
A cure for leprosy was found at the only leprosy colony in the United States. How one doctor deliberately ingested a disease to disprove myths about it.
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A Prison and a Haven: America's Only Leprosy Colony
A Prison and a Haven: America's Only Leprosy ColonyMar 23, 202133mLeprosy has long been characterized as a highly contagious, skin-rotting scourge. Turns out the disease is much less infectious that we assume.
Leprosy has long been characterized as a highly contagious, skin-rotting scourge. Turns out the disease is much less infectious that we assume.
Filth Parties Dispelled Disease Myths
Filth Parties Dispelled Disease MythsMar 23, 202120mDiscovering that pellagra, a rampant epidemic in the South a century ago, was not infectious but diet-related.
Discovering that pellagra, a rampant epidemic in the South a century ago, was not infectious but diet-related.

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