Leprosy : past and present / Charlotte A. Roberts ; foreword by Clark Spencer Larsen.

By:

Roberts, Charlotte A [author.]

Contributor(s):

Larsen, Clark Spencer [author of foreword.]

Material type: Text

TextSeries: Bioarchaeological interpretations of the human pastPublisher: Gainesville : University of Florida Press, [2020]Copyright date: ©2020Description: 1 online resource (xxi, 424 pages) : illustrations, mapsContent type:

text

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computer

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online resource

ISBN:

1683402251
9781683402251
1683401840
9781683401841

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Additional physical formats: Print version:: LeprosyDDC classification:

616.99/8 23

LOC classification:

RC154.4 .R59 2020

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Contents:

The Biology of Leprosy Bacteria and How They Are Transmitted to Humans -- How Leprosy Affects the Human Body -- Past and Present Diagnosis, Treatment, and Prognosis -- The Bioarchaeology of Leprosy -- The Bioarchaeological Evidence of Leprosy -- Reconstructing the Origin, Evolution, and History of Leprosy -- Conclusions: A Future for Leprosy; Clinical and Bioarchaeological Perspectives

Summary: "Through an unprecedented multidisciplinary and global approach, this book documents the dramatic 7,000-year history of leprosy using bioarchaeological, clinical, and historical information from a wide variety of contexts, dispelling many longstanding myths about the disease"-- Provided by publisher.

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Includes bibliographical references and index.

"Through an unprecedented multidisciplinary and global approach, this book documents the dramatic 7,000-year history of leprosy using bioarchaeological, clinical, and historical information from a wide variety of contexts, dispelling many longstanding myths about the disease"-- Provided by publisher.

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