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| Did you know leprosy is not caused directly by Mycobacterium leprae but by a rare allergy to the presence of the bacterium? And that less thn 1% of the world's population has this allergy? | |
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| Well, that knowledge, cmbined with the effectiveness of drug treatments to halt the progression of the disease, should make it easier to overcome the social stigma I've been facing. | |
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