at the beginning of the reign of King Alfred the Great. One of the archaeological sites the team investigated in Winchester was St Mary Magdalen’s leprosarium, a hospital for leprosy patients.

King Baldwin's mask is a point of historical ... By the time he took the throne, however, he had been long suffering from leprosy. Throughout the years, his condition worsened as he became more ...

PETALING JAYA: Genetic factors, weakened immune systems due to malnutrition and poor sanitation can make a person vulnerable to leprosy. Those living in poverty and staying in close quarters ...