The book Flesh and Blood, by Reay Tannahill, points out that for almost 2,000 years, in Egypt and elsewhere, “blood was regarded as the sovereign remedy for leprosy. ”
Reay Tannahilli raamat Flesh and Blood rõhutab, et Egiptuses ja mujal peaaegu 2000 aastat „peeti verd ülima mõjukusega pidalitõve ravivahendiks ”.