ROYALTY AND THE PEOPLE: Farah visits compatriots inflicted with leprosy (1970's)

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ROYALTY AND THE PEOPLE: Farah visits compatriots inflicted with leprosy (1970's)
by Darius Kadivar
29-Oct-2009
 

Shahbanou Farah visits fellow compatriots inflicted with leprosy which the government's health ministery tried to combat through wide campaign of awareness and aid to victims. (circa 1970's)

About the disease: 

Leprosy (from the Greek lepi, meaning scales on a fish), or Hansen's disease (HD), is a chronic disease caused by the bacteria Mycobacterium leprae and Mycobacterium lepromatosis.Leprosy is primarily a granulomatous disease of the peripheral nerves and mucosa of the upper respiratory tract; skin lesions are the primary external symptom. Left untreated, leprosy can be progressive, causing permanent damage to the skin, nerves, limbs and eyes. Leprosy does not directly cause body parts to fall off on their own accord; instead they become disfigured or autoamputated as a result of disease symptoms. Leprosy was once believed to be highly contagious and sexually transmitted, and was treated with mercury—all of which applied to syphilis which was first described in 1530. It is now thought that many early cases of leprosy could have been syphilis. Leprosy is in fact neither sexually transmitted nor is it highly infectious after treatment, as approximately 95% of people are naturally immune and sufferers are no longer infectious after as little as 2 weeks of treatment. However, before treatment was developed, leprosy was certainly contagious. More Here

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فغان

Which taste, hate what?

by فغان on

History lessons are not about our personal preferences and taste. sometimes I wish I could've tailored  them to my sentimental values as well; that's impossible.

You keep loving Farah maybe because she is reminding you of better days; that's fine but, that won't change the historical fact.

Now I have to leave before Farah Rusta shows up, calling me names. 


IRANdokht

فغان

IRANdokht


Your comment is in very poor taste and unnecessarily hateful.

I wish you inner peace to get over this hate that's been damaging your soul.

IRANdokht


فغان

She thanked God for not being one of them...

by فغان on

...and in a few years she and her husband were treated like a couple of lepers, unwanted and unwelcome, by the very same heads of states who enjoyed the Pahlavis' hospitality and generosity (out of Iran's national treasure, of course).

Thanks VJ for such a nice reminder: Dictators will meet their demise with disgrace.

The Pahlavis must disclose the source and the amount of their wealth.


Ostaad

If there were the slightest chance for the constitutional...

by Ostaad on

monarchy be restored in Iran, I think Ms. Farah Diba is well qualified to become Iran's constitutional monarch.


IRANdokht

Darius jan

by IRANdokht on

This is one of the many things that I remember and admire about Shahbanoo. I remember a photo I saw where she sat with them and ate lunch. 

She is a true lady with a big heart.

Thanks for reminding us.

IRANdokht