[leish-l] CL/leishmanisation.

[Davidson, Robert N]

Dear Ray, 
a good account of the history of cutaneous leishmaniasis can be found in F E
G Cox (Editor) "Illustrated history of tropical diseases", Wellcome Trust,
London 1996 
ISBN: 1869835867
Leishmanisation was practiced in the middle east until recently (but not, I
suspect, in China,  where cutaneous leishmaniasis is uncommon). The
geographical confusion may have arisen from the term "Oriental" sore: this
refers to the middle, not far, East.
yours, Robert Davidson


-----Original Message-----
From: Raymond E. Kuhn, Ph.D. [mailto:kuhnray at wfu.edu]
Sent: 04 January 2002 17:42
To: leish-l at bdt.org.br
Subject: [leish-l] reference


Dear Folks,
	Some years ago I read somewhere that hundreds of years ago the
Chinese
exposed children to infectious materials in Oriental sores as a means of
inducing protective immunity and avoid scarring on the face.  This, I
read, was especially useful for young female children and aided in their
becoming brides.  As I recall, this was done as far back as 5,000 years
ago.
	I can't recall where I read this and can't find it.  Does anyone
know
of a citation that describes this procedure in such ancient times?
	Thanks for any help.

	Ray Kuhn
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