why was leprosy such a big issue hundreds of years ago?

Question

I remember watching a documentary about a Greek town where they would send people with Leprosy. Why was leprosy such a big deal if 95% of people are immune to it?

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Answer 1

Any illness is an issue in a time when you could have died from a paper cut…

Literally, before antibiotics any infection that your body cannot fight could been lethal… You caould get sepsis from a paper cut