Friday, 7 December 2018
Leprosy
On EOTC week we went to Quail Island and learned about Leprosy. Leprosy is a very bad disease, it's so bad that it could KILL YOU. It is caused by the bacterium mycobacterium leprae. Mycobacterium leprae is found in hot tropical countries or islands. In 1923 if someone had leprosy they would be sent to Quail Island so the leprosy wouldn't spread. In 1923 october 20 someone called Ivon Skelton died from leprosy. this is what leprosy looked like:
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