Leprosy : $b in its clinical & pathological aspects

"Leprosy: in its clinical & pathological aspects" by G. Armauer Hansen and Carl Looft is a comprehensive scientific book from the 1800s that explores the complexities of leprosy for doctors and researchers. The book begins by explaining that they are presenting new findings about leprosy because other books don't give enough information. It identifies leprosy as a long-term illness caused by a specific germ and explains that the disease mainly appears in one of two forms. The first of these forms, nodular leprosy, causes skin problems, while the second, anæsthetic leprosy, causes nerve damage. This sets the stage for a detailed discussion on how the disease is classified, how it looks in patients, and why it's important to use the correct names when talking about it so that people can understand and treat it better, systematically covering important aspects of the disease.