title: Aretaeus of Cappadocia on leprosy's transmission.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medical History, Medical School, University of Athens, 14564 Kifissia, Athens, Greece. mariannakaramanou@yahoo.com
authors.forename: Marianna
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Karamanou
authors.forename: Kyriakos P
authors.initials: KP
authors.lastname: Kyriakis
authors.forename: George
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Androutsos
mesh_terms: D049672:History, 19th Century; D049690:History, Ancient; D006801:Humans; D007918:Leprosy / Q000266:history* / Q000382:microbiology / Q000635:transmission; D009166:Mycobacterium leprae / Q000302:isolation & purification*