CSvax:Pucc-H:Physics:dub (04/18/83)
I am currently reading the Thomas Covanent the Unbeliever trilogy
and although at times it reads distinctly Tolkien-ish it is a very
absorbing fantasy. Not giving away too much about the plot: the
character of T. Covanent is a leper.
My question to those knowlegable people out there who have
read the books; are Donaldson's facts about leprosy straight (meaning
accurate?) I've asked people about whether when treated is it
still contageous or not. Their answer is no; treatment causes the
leprosy to become "dry" leprosy. Is this so?
glad i'm not from california,
D. Bartholomewucbcad:ucbmonet.kalash (04/24/83)
#R:pur-phy:-73200:ucbmonet:22600002:000:215 ucbmonet!kalash Apr 23 21:59:00 1983 All I can tell you is tha Father Damien (sp?) worked with lepers in the Hawaiian Islands for years, and ended up contracting leprosy. I don't think anyone really knows how leprosy is contracted, do they?? Joe
wombat (04/27/83)
#R:pur-phy:-73200:uicsl:10700015:000:312 uicsl!wombat Apr 26 15:27:00 1983 Leprosy has been called "the least contagious contagious disease." There has been an increase in research done on leprosy lately, and it's on the upswing in this country. Science News reported on it a while back, and the article told about transmission, etc. Wombat decvax!pur-ee!uiucdcs!uicsl!wombat