. How do you typically understand Hansen’s disease as compared to the informatio

. How do you typically understand Hansen’s disease as compared to the information provided on the CDC website?
2. In some detail, share your ideas on the reasons for the “leper colony” response to Hansen’s disease in the past.
3. By removing sufferers from the greater community through the “colony” model, can you think of various ways in which this response would have lasting effects on the social and cultural life of “lepers” and their families.
4. Do we have contemporary examples of similar “isolationist” strategies for other conditions (one example is life stages and ages such as “old age”) or other diseases?
5. Consider social and cultural phenomena that provide better wellness outcomes based on your knowledge of anthropology
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