Yes, no Leprosy in Egypt—Why? no one knows. Also Egyptians lived longer than others in the ancient world —next to the Nile that flushes all the germs out of Africa. Leprosy hit the Hebrews hard—same as other groups. Much of the medical knowledge can be directly attributed to Imhotep and his medical college that operated for 2 thousand years. After about 1,000 years the Egyptians made Imhotep a God. Even Greeks worshiped him. One genius can have a profound impact on a people.
Leprosy can be prevented by bathing daily. The Egyptians had the Nile River. How convenient.
The Hebrews lived in the desert and water was not as readily available.
Anyway, Leprosy is caused by a bacteria and can be eliminated using an antibiotic.
He sounds like the Einstein of his age. I wonder if leprosy was one of those diseases that just showed up suddenly like AIDS, SARS, or the Ebola type viruses? Any sign that it existed earlier like in the DNA of ancient remains?