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TexasBushwhacker

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7. And leprosy is treatable now

Reply to ret5hd (Reply #6)

Sat Jun 6, 2026, 11:53 PM

Jun 6

Oddly enough, it's treated with thalidomide, the same drug that caused horrible birth defects in the 1950s. Thalidomide is used to treat certain cancers too.

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When your dog brings back an Armadillo. [View all] Jacson6 Jun 6 OP

ya tell the dog "good boy" and fire up the bar b q rampartd Jun 6 #1

Oh geez blm Jun 6 #2

Armadillos can carry the mycobacterium which causes leprosy and transmit it to humans. RockRaven Jun 6 #3

In Oklahoma and Texas gab13by13 Jun 6 #4

The armadillo has to be more scared of the hysterical humans The Blue Flower Jun 6 #5

armadillos aren't anything to be afraid of... ret5hd Jun 6 #6

And leprosy is treatable now TexasBushwhacker Jun 6 #7

That was hilarious! zanana1 Jun 7 #8