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Showing 1 to 5 of 5 for “"Hansen's disease"”.
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Stories from Both Sides of the Hedge: A History of and Digital Exhibit for the National Hansen's Disease Museum
… States of people suffering from leprosy, or Hansen’s disease as it would later be known, and maintained a successful institution dedicated to the care of such patients, the federal government purchased the leprosarium for national use in 1921. Although the national leprosarium was closed as a …
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Determining habitat preferences of Dasypus novemcinctus and assessing prevalence of Hansen's disease in Tennessee with assistance from community science data
… of conservation concern, and (3) a vector for Hansen’s disease (leprosy). Although research funds are scarce for a species that is currently not seen as a threat or an endangered animal, there are ways to use limited resources and community science to assist in filling knowledge gaps, which can …
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Colonizing Leprosy: Imperialism, Patients, and the Politics of Public Health in Hawai'i and Louisiana
… the twentieth century, many people with leprosy (Hansen's disease or HD) in the United States faced mandatory banishment to state-run facilities dedicated solely to containing their disease. This dissertation examines leprosy regulations and patient communities to recover the imperial past of the …
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A multidisciplinary approach to reconstruct the lived-experience of people with ‘leprosy’ and Hansen’s Disease in medieval England
Hansen's Disease (HD)/’leprosy’ is one of the most culturally-laden diseases in human history, largely attributable to dramatic and debilitating physical lesions. As such, ‘leprosy’, and those inflicted with it, have frequently been the subject of negative generalisations resulting from the …
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Caracterización de los pacientes con lepra, de acuerdo con el estado del subsidio económico estatal, en un centro de referencia de Colombia durante el periodo 2010- 2015
Introducción: La lepra es una enfermedad infecciosa crónica, transmisible. Teniendo en cuenta las secuelas de la enfermedad, desde el año 1961 se decretó en Colombia la entrega de un subsidio económico mensual estatal a los enfermos, con el propósito de satisfacer sus necesidades básicas y así …