It was five months and three days from the moment that I put out feelers to see if I could get permission to visit Kalaupapa ...

Picture the scene. It’s 1961 and I’m a young white boy living in a small village named Zomba in Malawi. My parents and I ...

North Brother Island in New York City served as a quarantine zone for patients infected with deadly diseases such as smallpox ...

An endangered Hawaiian monk seal was the picture of bliss lolling about a shallow lava rock pool along Papaloa Beach with her ...

The bacillus Calmette–Guérin (BCG) vaccine, initially developed to provide protection against TB, also protects against leprosy; and the magnitude of this effect varies. Previous meta-analyses ...

Ridley–Jopling Classification as a Model of Immunity: Gradually Weakened Cellular Immune Response With Increasing Bacilli Load? Clinical manifestations of leprosy are classified in five types ...

BRYAN, Texas (KXXV) — Byran Texas Utilities has received reports of individuals falsely claiming to represent the utility to promote solar panel installations in the Austin’s Colony neighborhood.

The author is a journalist who has worked for the Financial Times and the BBC. His interest in lepers was prompted by unfounded claims from a Trump supporter that migrants were carrying leprosy into ...

Players can enhance their experience with the Lost Colony Expansion Pass fitted with exclusive bonuses such as a Veilwyn Companion, early access to the Lost Skill Tree, and more for players to enjoy.

The restored birthplace of St. Damien De Veuster in Tremelo, Belgium, opens its doors with a new permanent exhibition celebrating the life of the ‘Apostle to the Lepers.’ ...