1.A contagious disease that affects the skin, mucous membranes, and nerves, causing discoloration and lumps on the skin and, in severe cases, disfigurement and deformities. Leprosy is now mainly confined to tropical Africa and Asia.
‘Historically, anxiety about the loss of the nose is tied to stigmatizing diseases - _leprosy_ and syphilis.’
‘Residents lived on meagre rations and in squalor, suffering epidemics of _leprosy_ and other contagious diseases.’
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‘Historically, anxiety about the loss of the nose is tied to stigmatizing diseases - _leprosy_ and syphilis.’
