Clothed Upon
And upon whatsoever any of them, when they are dead, doth fall, it shall be unclean; whether it be any vessel of wood, or raiment, or skin, or sack, whatsoever vessel it be, wherein any work is done, it must be put into water, and it shall be unclean until the even; so it shall be cleansed.
33 And every earthen vessel, whereinto any of them falleth, whatsoever is in it shall be unclean; and ye shall break it.
34 Of all meat which may be eaten, that on which such water cometh shall be unclean: and all drink that may be drunk in every such vessel shall be unclean.
35 And every thing whereupon any part of their carcase falleth shall be unclean; whether it be oven, or ranges for pots, they shall be broken down: for they are unclean and shall be unclean unto you.
Leviticus 11:32-35
After you've buried or burned the bodies of the dead animals, you're supposed to follow that up with thorough cleansing of both body and soul. Remember what was seen once before of God and his people. The Levitical law then was for understanding given. You might have heard about how some animals are clean and some aren't. Certain cultures have based whole religious lifestyles around them to be sure. For instance, let's make a quick listing of all the unclean animals found in the land. Then too there's different lists based upon looks, movements, and types at least of a few.
Characteristics
Chew the cud
Divide the hoof
Without fins and scales
Moves within the waters
Flying creeping things on all fours
Has paws
Moves on all fours
Goes upon it's belly
Numbers more feet than anything else
Types
Osprey
Eagle
Ossifrage
Vulture
Kite
Raven
Owl
Night hawk
Cuckoo
Hawk
Little owl
Cormorant
Great owl
Swan
Pelican
Gier eagle
Stork
Heron
Lawping
Bat
Weasel
Mouse
Tortoise
Ferret
Chameleon
Lizard
Snail
Mole
There, that's safely everything that cannot be eaten. My goodness, what shall be had then, something of man? Just think of it really quick. We've got the four footed fresh for the taking. The issue with that though is the few of the fold. I mean, in death certainly, there's no eating or chewing of making of cud. The cows might be safe then to eat I would think, only these two have dividing of feet along with the horses, donkeys, and quite possibly camels. Along with them are the sheep, also known as a lamb, the goats whether baby or not, as well as pretty much anything else. Come on now, let's be real. The Lord here isn't speaking of things not to be eaten. Rather, he's just popped in real quick to have a chat for a bit about the carcases of the animal kind. Obviously as we will see in a few, the roadkill aren't going to make it onto any of our dinner menus. It's safe to say too that the food on our plate ought to be as fresh as is possible not that we all are to starve. The freshness then is what prevents there from coming disease. If you think of it, it makes a lot more sense than it did before the issue of leprosy was introduced. Since it lives in the ground, the bodies of those that have died are presumed to have already contracted the disease. Thus, you shouldn't eat anything found on the ground but only that fresh from the fold. Doing so prevents the beginnings of leprosy from setting on in from food to table to host. That's what is known as the presumable chain of transmission. Let's make a better list than the first. It'd look something a bit more like this. Don't forget these are the things in practice which you aren't supposed to do.
Host
The deceased
Those that have contacted the dearly departed
Clothing that has come into contact with the dead without being washed
Surfaces on which these have lain
The infected
Clothing that has been worn by the affected of such
Living spaces
Foods that have been prepared from deceased creatures
Vessels of earth containing these whether empty or not
Shallow water sources containing the body
Water sources found in the deep immediately around the thing that existed before
Anything falling on already sown ground wherein there is water
From there, the host contains the plague only to break out much later in bodily form of those that have eaten such or come into contact therewith. If these don't come down with the disease, you can safely say the carrier moves on then with them. Think of it almost like a vessel if you will that's host for carrying some other thing else. The leroosy though is sort of like a zombie virus which starts from within and moves out into all that it's touched. Perhaps you've seen zombies in some popular movies. If you haven't they are those infected with a virus or agent that feeds upon brains. The bodies too start to decay and suffer as well. From there, the person affected starts to grow weak and move slow so that being dead also these live. It's a strange sort of face for the living to wear if not a form. Once the virus finds one who is weak or sick of the fold, it'll take hold in all of it's forms one after another, all at once, or just in rotation. Therefore, pretty much anything living could be host for these things as well until the form of the break out occurs. At that time then will these be infected. Leviticus 11:46-47 sums it like this.
This is the law of the beasts, and of the fowl, and of every living creature that moveth in the waters, and of every creature that creepeth upon the earth:
47 To make a difference between the unclean and the clean, and between the beast that may be eaten and the beast that may not be eaten.
Then from therem we'll go back to original form wherein we had to discuss all these cases.
Case 7
29 If a man or woman have a plague upon the head or the beard;
30 Then the priest shall see the plague: and, behold, if it be in sight deeper than the skin; and there be in it a yellow thin hair; then the priest shall pronounce him unclean: it is a dry scall, even a leprosy upon the head or beard.
Symptoms: hair turning to yellow, an outbreak of skin, affects below just the surface, thinning of hair
Differential
31 And if the priest look on the plague of the scall, and, behold, it be not in sight deeper than the skin, and that there is no black hair in it; then the priest shall shut up him that hath the plague of the scall seven days:
And in the seventh day the priest shall look on the plague: and, behold, if the scall spread not, and there be in it no yellow hair, and the scall be not in sight deeper than the skin;
33 He shall be shaven, but the scall shall he not shave; and the priest shall shut up him that hath the scall seven days more:
34 And in the seventh day the priest shall look on the scall: and, behold, if the scall be not spread in the skin, nor be in sight deeper than the skin; then the priest shall pronounce him clean: and he shall wash his clothes, and be clean.
Symptoms: without depth of skin that has been affected, hair not turning to black, hair not changing in color towards yellow
Diagnosis: scabs of the hair or beard not caused by injury, trauma, or some other cause
Differential:
35 But if the scall spread much in the skin after his cleansing;
36 Then the priest shall look on him: and, behold, if the scall be spread in the skin, the priest shall not seek for yellow hair; he is unclean.
37 But if the scall be in his sight at a stay, and that there is black hair grown up therein; the scall is healed, he is clean: and the priest shall pronounce him clean.
Symptoms: widespread scabbing around the hair and the skin
Diagnosis: leprosy most certainly unless black hair be grown up from it again or resumed it's former same color. That person is said to be freed from disease. It's possible that abnormal aging is a form of it too.