Book Review of <it>Leprosy in Premodern Medicine. A Malady of the Whole Body</it> by Luke Demaitre PhD
<p>Abstract</p> <p>Luke Demaitre's <it>Leprosy in Premodern Medicine: A Malady of the Whole Body </it>is a highly interesting study of the medical history of leprosy and the medical and social perceptions on leprosy that have been around for centuries. Remarkably,...
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| description | <p>Abstract</p> <p>Luke Demaitre's <it>Leprosy in Premodern Medicine: A Malady of the Whole Body </it>is a highly interesting study of the medical history of leprosy and the medical and social perceptions on leprosy that have been around for centuries. Remarkably, it is likely that leprosy will disappear from the face of the Earth in our generation, thanks to the development of a curative treatment and its increasing availability (although the battle has not yet been won completely). Demaitre's book is a very good read not only for its information about leprosy but also for all interested in or affected by the social phenomenon of stigma. In illnesses such as leprosy, HIV/AIDS, epilepsy, and mental disorders such as schizophrenia, the stigma attached to the condition may be worse than the condition itself.</p> |
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| spelling | doaj.art-af7c347e4187437db59c2a697d424ffb2022-12-22T01:36:37ZengBMCPhilosophy, Ethics, and Humanities in Medicine1747-53412007-10-01212410.1186/1747-5341-2-24Book Review of <it>Leprosy in Premodern Medicine. A Malady of the Whole Body</it> by Luke Demaitre PhDSchmitt Karin M<p>Abstract</p> <p>Luke Demaitre's <it>Leprosy in Premodern Medicine: A Malady of the Whole Body </it>is a highly interesting study of the medical history of leprosy and the medical and social perceptions on leprosy that have been around for centuries. Remarkably, it is likely that leprosy will disappear from the face of the Earth in our generation, thanks to the development of a curative treatment and its increasing availability (although the battle has not yet been won completely). Demaitre's book is a very good read not only for its information about leprosy but also for all interested in or affected by the social phenomenon of stigma. In illnesses such as leprosy, HIV/AIDS, epilepsy, and mental disorders such as schizophrenia, the stigma attached to the condition may be worse than the condition itself.</p>http://www.peh-med.com/content/2/1/24 |
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