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  2. Leper colony money - Wikipedia

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    Leper colony money was special money (scrip or vouchers) which circulated only in leper colonies (sanatoriums for people with leprosy) due to the fear that money could carry leprosy and infect other people. However, leprosy is not easily transmitted by casual contact or objects; actual transmission only happens through long-term, constant ...

  3. Minecraft server - Wikipedia

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    The oldest anarchy server in Minecraft; there is no officially set list of rules, allowing the use of cheats and obscene language ingame. Its map is one of the longest-running server maps in the game. It has since updated to Minecraft version 1.20 after previously running on Minecraft version 1.12 for many years. [28] [29] [30] Autcraft: 2013

  4. Phalangeridae - Wikipedia

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    Most possums conserve the functions of the epipubic bones. The exception is Trichosurus , which remarkably among marsupials has shifted the hypaxial muscles from the epipubic to the pelvis , employing a more placental -like breathing, having lost the benefits of the epipubic in regards to lung ventilation.

  5. Doctors Explain How Contagious Leprosy Actually Is - AOL

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    A new CDC report suggests cases are rising in some states. Here's what you need to know about the condition.

  6. Leprosy - Wikipedia

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    A goal of the WHO is to "eliminate leprosy," and in 2016 the organization launched "Global Leprosy Strategy 2016–2020: Accelerating towards a leprosy-free world". [ 166 ] [ 167 ] Elimination of leprosy is defined as "reducing the proportion of (people with) leprosy in the community to very low levels, specifically to below one case per 10,000 ...

  7. Australian Wildlife Rescuer Finds Precious Pygmy Possum ...

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    Pygmy possums have large eyes, long ears, and curling, prehensile tails they use to climb and hols onto tree branches. In times of plenty, the base of their tails can be quite round and fat.

  8. Opossum - Wikipedia

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    Opossums do possess a placenta, [31] but it is short-lived, simple in structure, and, unlike that of placental mammals, not fully functional. [32] The young are therefore born at a very early stage, although the gestation period is similar to that of many other small marsupials, at only 12 to 14 days. [ 33 ]

  9. Cuscus - Wikipedia

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    Cuscus (/ ˈ k ʌ s k ʌ s / or / ˈ k uː s k uː s /) is the common name generally given to the species within the four genera of Australasian possum [1] of the family Phalangeridae with the most tropical distribution: Ailurops; Phalanger; Spilocuscus; Strigocuscus