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19 hours ago · Signs and symptoms. Common symptoms present in the different types of leprosy include a runny nose; dry scalp; eye problems; skin lesions; muscle weakness; reddish skin; smooth, shiny, diffuse thickening of facial skin, ear, and hand; loss of sensation in fingers and toes; thickening of peripheral nerves; a flat nose from destruction of nasal cartilages; and changes in phonation and other ...
- Gerhard Armauer Hansen
Bust of Dr. Armauer Hansen, Botanical garden, University of...
- History of Leprosy
G.H.A. Hansen, discoverer of M. leprae in 1873. The history...
- Leper Colonies
Spinalonga on Crete, Greece, one of the last leprosy...
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Medicine portal; This article is within the scope of...
- Father Damien
Father Damien or Saint Damien of Molokai SS.CC. or Saint...
- Neglected Tropical Disease
Neglected tropical diseases (NTDs) are a diverse group of...
- Gerhard Armauer Hansen
19 hours ago · The word Zen is derived from the Japanese pronunciation (kana: ぜん) of the Middle Chinese word 禪 (Middle Chinese: [dʑian]; pinyin: Chán), which in turn is derived from the Sanskrit word dhyāna (ध्यान), which can be approximately translated as "contemplation", "absorption", or "meditative state".
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19 hours ago · Applied ethics covers issues pertaining to both the private sphere, like right conduct in the family and close relationships, and the public sphere, like moral problems posed by new technologies and international duties toward future generations. Major branches include bioethics, business ethics, and professional ethics. There are many other ...
19 hours ago · Sources of biographical information Main articles: Historiography of early Islam and Historicity of Muhammad Two folios of the Birmingham Quran manuscript, an early manuscript written in Hijazi script likely dated within Muhammad's lifetime between c. 568–645 Quran Main article: Muhammad in the Quran The Quran is the central religious text of Islam. Muslims believe it represents the words of ...
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19 hours ago · English is a West Germanic language in the Indo-European language family, whose speakers, called Anglophones, originated in early medieval England. The namesake of the language is the Angles, one of the ancient Germanic peoples that migrated to the island of Great Britain.
- Manually coded English, (multiple systems)
19 hours ago · Infanticide (or infant homicide) is the intentional killing of infants or offspring. Infanticide was a widespread practice throughout human history that was mainly used to dispose of unwanted children,: 61 its main purpose being the prevention of resources being spent on weak or disabled offspring.
19 hours ago · Some authorities narrow the definition of acronym as only being pronounced as a single word rather than individual letters, thus considering NASA / ˈ n æ s ə / an acronym but not USA / j uː ɛ s ˈ eɪ /; the latter they instead call an initialism or alphabetism, for a string of initial letters pronounced individually.
