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How did King Baldwin IV (1161-1185), got leprosy? I thought leprosy just happen in places of high insalubrity, right?.?

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  • Anonymous
    4 years ago
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    Long (several months) close contact with a sufferer (who might not be displaying symptoms) or an armadillo (true).

    EDITED

    Yes armadillos were transported from the Middle East to Texas by the Spanish.

    Courtesans were not prostitutes – more like entertainment with benefits.

  • Anonymous
    4 years ago

    In 12th century Europe and nearby Mediterranean areas, everwhere was a place of high insalubrity.

    And it's "how DID he GET," not "DID...GOT."

  • 4 years ago

    He must have had contact with an infected person. Baldwin had a sheltered childhood, so perhaps he contacted the disease from a court visitor.

  • Bill
    Lv 7
    4 years ago

    Insalubrity? It's possible that the king had some other disease that doctors in his time misdiagnosed as leprosy.

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