Alphos (from Greek ἀλφός ''alphos'' "a dull white leprosy") is a form of non-
contagious
Contagious may refer to:
* Contagious disease
Literature
* Contagious (magazine), a marketing publication
* ''Contagious'' (novel), a science fiction thriller novel by Scott Sigler
Music
Albums
*''Contagious'' (Peggy Scott-Adams album), 1997
...
leprosy
Leprosy, also known as Hansen's disease (HD), is a long-term infection by the bacteria '' Mycobacterium leprae'' or '' Mycobacterium lepromatosis''. Infection can lead to damage of the nerves, respiratory tract, skin, and eyes. This nerve d ...
, formerly described by the physician
Celsus under the name of
vitiligo, a term now used for another
skin disease. In alphos, the skin is rough, and looks as if it had drops of white on it, not much differing from
morphea.
It is referenced in the Greek translation of ''
Leviticus'' 13:39.
References
* Murphy, James G. ''A critical and exegetical commentary on Leviticus''. 1872. xiii. 39. "It is alphos. This is a convenient word instead of the phrase ‘non-contagious leprosy.’"
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* Wilson, Erasmus.
On Diseases of the Skin'. 1868. p 780.
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