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Leprosy is believed to have existed in what country as early as 4000 BC?

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Leprosy is believed to have existed in Egypt as long ago as 4000 BC and in India and Japan earlier than 1000 BC Infectious diseases from the East—all called leprosy—later spread over most of Europe and the British Isles.

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