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Lazar's disease can be staved off with repeated doses of [[hydromel]] or cured with controlled doses of [[radiation]]. The later remedy, for obvious reasons, entailed more risk to the infected person. ([[DW]]: ''[[Terminus (TV story)|Terminus]]'') | Lazar's disease can be staved off with repeated doses of [[hydromel]] or cured with controlled doses of [[radiation]]. The later remedy, for obvious reasons, entailed more risk to the infected person. ([[DW]]: ''[[Terminus (TV story)|Terminus]]'') | ||
==Behind the Scenes== | |||
While the most obvious real-world parallel to Lazar's Disease is [[wikipedia:leprosy|leprosy]] (both in the phonetically similar name and in the practice of isolating the infected), its treatment can be compared to [[wikipedia:cancer|cancer]], which often features a treatment course that is sometimes as severe or injurious as the disease itself. | |||
{{Season 20 aliens}} | {{Season 20 aliens}} | ||
[[Category: Diseases and illnesses]] | [[Category: Diseases and illnesses]] | ||
