[DOC] [TLE] Chronicles of Gerhard-Henrik Armauer Hansen's Life and Work - NCBI [PAR] Gerhard-Henrik Armauer Hansen, a Norwegian scientist, discovered ... The story 
dates back to 1841 in Bergen, a small town in the west of Norway. ... by the 
middle of nineteenth century, was probably the worst hit by leprosy in Europe and 
it ... and claimed the honour of discovering the organism that caused the disease. [DOC] [TLE] Leprosy - Wikipedia [PAR] Leprosy, also known as Hansen's disease (HD), is a long-term infection caused 
by the bacilli .... Contacts of people with leprosy are five to eight times more likely 
to develop .... The oldest skeletal evidence for the disease was found in the 
human ... Many English translations of the Bible translate tzaraath as "leprosy," a
... [DOC] [TLE] Gerhard Armauer Hansen - Wikipedia [PAR] Gerhard Henrik Armauer Hansen (29 July 1841  12 February 1912) was a 
Norwegian ... studies that leprosy was a specific disease with a specific cause. ... 
Hansen had suffered from syphilis since the 1860s but died of heart disease. ... In 
Jerusalem, a 19th-century leprosarium has borne Hansen's name since 1950. [DOC] [TLE] What Causes Leprosy - Today I Found Out [PAR] Dec 6, 2011 ... Known as Hansen's Disease, leprosy is caused by a type of bacteria (
mycobacterium ... shortened and deformed due to cartilage being absorbed back 
into the body. Named after Gerhard Henrik Amrmaur Hansen, who was the 
physician that ... Basically, all the horror stories you've heard about in the Bible! [DOC] [TLE] Hurtigruten's Finale for Physicians: Bergen's Leprosy Museum | MD ... [PAR] Apr 11, 2012 ... In the 19th century Norway had the greatest concentration of lepers in Europe. ... 
is home to Hansen, who found the microorganism that caused the disease. ... he 
came back in 1868 to Bergen, a position in the Norwegian center for ... The story 
goes that the first time Hansen met Danielson, he declined to... [DOC] [TLE] The Lazarian Stigma: Leprosy through the Ages | New Histories [PAR] Jan 5, 2012 ... Leprosy, now known as Hansen's Disease, has dogged mankind in most ... 
Leprosy is a relatively recent disease in man, thought only to go as far back as 
the ... the seventh century B.C.E. or earlier due to written evidence in the Bible ... 
This may have caused decline as it was out-competed by its relative. [DOC] [TLE] Lou Gehrig's Disease and Everyone Else's - JStor [PAR] a roll call of famous nineteenth-century medical men, who at the ... for diseases: 
in 1874 the Norwegian Gerhard Heinrik Armeur Hansen discovered the bacillus 
that causes Hansen's disease, or as it has been known from biblical time when it 
was supposedly caused by ..... sage, and I'll be sure to get back to you." She'll still
... [DOC] [TLE] INFECTIOUS DISEASES IN HISTORY - Urbanrim.org.uk [PAR] a guide to causes and effects. ... The bacillus enters by the mouth and usually 
settles on the back of the throat, where it begins to multiply. ... The late nineteenth 
century work on diphtheria is often seen as representing a .... Hansen's Disease. 
... Perhaps because of the traditions of the Bible, reproduced by religion, the fear 
of... [DOC] [TLE] Inside an abandoned leper colony: Haunting pictures show where ... [PAR] Mar 6, 2013 ... Leprosy, also known as Hansen's disease after physician Gerhard .... The colony 
at Chios began to decline during the 19th century, when ... Mystery: The cause of 
leprosy was unknown until it was discovered ... Stigma: Many believed that the 
illness was a curse from God due to references to it in the Bible. [DOC] [TLE] Outline for the Two Lectures on the History of Public Health - Indiana ... [PAR] This outline and bibliography are found on the Oncourse web site for this ... the 
mid-19th century-- so as to gain insight into the depth and breadth of our ... 
Background: The foundation of modern public health in western society emerged 
out of the ... the leading causes of death are from chronic diseases,

Question: In the 19th century Gerhard Hansen found out what causes this disease that goes back to Biblical times
Answer: leprosy