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A '''leper colony''', leprosarium, or lazar house is a place to quarantine people with [[leprosy]], which is also known as Hansen's disease. The term lazaretto can refer to quarantine sites, which were at some time also leper colonies. |
A '''leper colony''', leprosarium, or lazar house is a place to quarantine people with [[leprosy]], which is also known as Hansen's disease. The term lazaretto can refer to quarantine sites, which were at some time also leper colonies. |
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Kalaupapa Leper Settlement, in Hawaii, USA
A leper colony, leprosarium, or lazar house is a place to quarantine people with leprosy, which is also known as Hansen's disease. The term lazaretto can refer to quarantine sites, which were at some time also leper colonies.
Deathlands
Leper Colonies existed all over the deathlands, often the people living in them were aggressive, and would raid neighbouring settlements (Moon Fate)