Because of the advances in medicine, leprosy is a very rare disease in our world today. From LearnThat.org.
And by the same means leprosy is even now decreasing in the. From Wordnik.com. [Chapter 7] Reference
Contrary to age-old belief, leprosy is surprisingly hard to catch. From Wordnik.com. [History] Reference
And by the same means leprosy is even now decreasing in the Hawaiian. From Wordnik.com. [Chapter 7] Reference
And by the same means leprosy is even now decreasing in the Hawaiian Islands. From Wordnik.com. [The Lepers of Molokai] Reference
Dr. Brand is an expert in leprosy and other conditions that cause the nerves to stop registering pain. From Wordnik.com. [D. G. D. Davidson: Marathon Man] Reference
That it is a plague not now known in the world; what is commonly called the leprosy is of a quite different nature. From Wordnik.com. [Commentary on the Whole Bible Volume I (Genesis to Deuteronomy)] Reference
I was interested in leprosy, and upon that, as upon every other island subject, Kersdale had encyclopedic knowledge. From Wordnik.com. [Good Bye, Jack] Reference
But in East Timor, and specifically Oe-cusse Enclave, leprosy is not feared as it is in richer, more educated places. From Wordnik.com. [Tiny East Timor Declares War On Leprosy] Reference
The medical term for leprosy is now “Hansen’s disease” in his honor. From Wordnik.com. [History] Reference
In the middle ages the mysterious disease called leprosy was an ever present terror. From Wordnik.com. [The History of London] Reference
The Lord did not call the leprosy to return and seize again upon the man who disobeyed him. From Wordnik.com. [Unspoken Sermons Series I., II., and II.] Reference
58 There is a peculiar thickening of the voice in leprosy which at once betrays the hideous disease. From Wordnik.com. [The Book of The Thousand Nights And A Night] Reference
In the east there is a dreadful illness called leprosy, and the people who have it are called lepers. From Wordnik.com. [The Good Shepherd A Life of Christ for Children] Reference
This same gene, they have found, has a role in the severity of leprosy, which is caused by a related pathogen. From Wordnik.com. [PhysOrg.com - latest science and technology news stories] Reference
This just all just looks like an empty gesture until Lou corrects himself about blaming illegals for a rise in leprosy. From Wordnik.com. [Fueling speculation, Dobbs appears to soften on key issue] Reference
The horrible affliction known as leprosy, which has almost vanished before the effects of modern science, is common in Iceland. From Wordnik.com. [Voyage au centre de la terre. English] Reference
Here, sufferers of Hansen's disease (once known as leprosy) were isolated from the rest of society by the world's highest sea cliffs. From Wordnik.com. [dispatch.com: RSS] Reference
They suffer frequently from leprosy, commonly called the white leprosy, which is said to have come to England in the time of the Normans. From Wordnik.com. [Chips From A German Workshop. Vol. III. Essays on Literature, Biography, and Antiquities] Reference
These unfortunate people are afflicted with the terrible scourge of leprosy, which is so prevalent that at least a tenth part of the population are infested with the disease. From Wordnik.com. [Celebrated Travels and Travellers Part III. The Great Explorers of the Nineteenth Century] Reference
This is the law of every kind of leprosy and stroke. From Wordnik.com. [The Bible, Douay-Rheims, Book 03: Leviticus The Challoner Revision] Reference
The action of leprosy is not steady. From Wordnik.com. [The Lepers of Molokai] Reference
Sometimes the word "leprosy" is used to describe this rot. From Wordnik.com. [Tools of Renewal] Reference
In judging of these matters we must not leave out of sight the fact that the notion of 'leprosy' was. From Wordnik.com. [The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 9: Laprade-Mass Liturgy] Reference
Many of the natives appeared afflicted with a kind of leprosy, and their arms and legs were greatly swollen. From Wordnik.com. [Celebrated Travels and Travellers Part 2. The Great Navigators of the Eighteenth Century] Reference
I believe losing a thankful heart is just as crippling a disease as leprosy - it's a kind of leprosy of the soul. From Wordnik.com. [Crosswalk.com - Home] Reference
Iii The third kind of leprosy is a type -- the commonest or all -- where nodular and anesthetic leprosy are mixed. From Wordnik.com. [Notes on Mark: Leprosy] Reference
The law concerning leprosy in men, and in garments. From Wordnik.com. [The Bible, Douay-Rheims, Book 03: Leviticus The Challoner Revision] Reference
The cure for leprosy, found in the 1950s, means they are no longer contagious. From Wordnik.com. [The Only World They Know] Reference
The FDA is approving thalidomide only as a treatment for leprosy complications. From Wordnik.com. [Bitter Pill] Reference
He even wrote a book about his life with leprosy, titled "King of the Microbes.". From Wordnik.com. [The Only World They Know] Reference
Johnny Harmon met his wife, Anne, at the leprosy hospital in Carville, La., in 1935. From Wordnik.com. [The Only World They Know] Reference
My first job was at the World Bank, where I worked on health projects in India — leprosy, AIDS and blindness. From Wordnik.com. [Changing the World] Reference
Herman Melville is typically bleak: "Bleached-leprosy-encrustations of curses-old cheese-bones of rocks," he wrote. From Wordnik.com. [Walking in Palestine] Reference
It's a small, austere hospital for leprosy patients, some of whom have been here for decades, abandoned by their families. From Wordnik.com. [Beijing Finds Common Cause With Chinese Buddhists] Reference
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