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World Service,30 Jan 1998,14 mins

Leprosy - One Every Minute

Health Matters

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A report on leprosy, to mark World Leprosy Day. Leprosy is one of oldest diseases known to man and evidence of it has been found in the tombs of mummies in Egypt. World Leprosy Day on 25 March hopes to help with awareness of the disease which cannot be passed by touching those infected as was once believed.

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