Skeleton with the proof of Leprosy

We all know that LEPROSY is one of the most ancient disease which is also mentioned in bible. Leprosy is a bacterial disease, which affects the skin and nerves (especially hands and feet). This leprosy is very infectious and it is hard to catch. Now a skeleton of 4000 years old is found in India with some traces of leprosy. It seems that the skeleton with the proof of leprosy must have buried early about 2000 BC. This skeleton is found in Rajasthan (a state in India), which is called as Balathal in early 2000 BC. This Balathal is formed from about 3700 to 1800 BC.

Scientist have found that leprosy must have originated from India or Africa, and this may have spread to Europe from Asia during the returning of Alexander the great. Previously a skeleton with leprosy is found to be dated between 300 to 400 BC in Thailand and Egypt. The skeleton with leprosy which is found in India shows with early texts that refer to the disease as early as 1550 BC. though the leprosy is a easily curable disease today, it is estimated that there were around 212,000 new cases found last year worldwide. Actually the rate of the patients affected by the leprosy is falling down every year, this is a official details released by the World Health Organisation. Let us all hope that this leprosy disease soon quits from the earth to feel safe from these type of disease.