Log In | Register
Leprosy - old disease, but the stigma remains. A shame that over the 1000s of years, affected people are still ostracised.
BANGLADESH: Battling leprosy stigma
Seeded on Sun Jan 31, 2010 5:40 AM EST
Article Source: irinnews.org- Enjoy this article? Help vote it up the 'Vine.
- Public Discussion (1)
As a species, we seem to find it easy to reject people who don't 'fit' - and often we use disease to make this judgment. So, HIV and TB are the same; interesting that with all the technological advances we've made (the iPad!) our social skills are still rooted in the past :)
#1 - Sun Jan 31, 2010 5:43 AM ESTYou're in Easy Mode. If you prefer, you can use XHTML Mode instead. |
As a new user, you may notice a few temporary content restrictions. Click here for more info.
