Leprosy Through the Ages歷史上的麻風(fēng)病

Among the diseases and afflictions encountered throughout history， leprosy is perhaps second only to plague in its association with suffering， disfigurement and death. Images of sufferers cast out from society， forced to live in leprosy colonies and advertise their condition with a bell， have become clichéd portrayals of medieval leprosy—but they are far from the whole accurate picture.

在歷史上人類所遭遇的病痛中，麻風(fēng)病或許在痛楚、毀形和致死方面僅次于瘟疫。（剩余7145字）