leprosy

The author reflects on the years he spent incarcerated for bank fraud in a Louisiana prison that also doubled as a colony for leprosy patients and discusses events in his personal and professional life before and after his sentence.

Presents an overview of the disease of leprosy, examining its causes, types of leprosy, diagnosi and treatment, and more.

Presents an historical overview of the disease of leprosy examining its causes, types of leprosy, diagnosis and treatment, and more.

Presents information about leprosy from a historical perspective, discussing the spread, treatment, and future. outlook of the disease.

Valli has always been afraid of the lepers living on the other side of the train tracks in the coal town of Jharia, India, so when a chance encounter with a doctor reveals she also has leprosy, Valli rejects help and begins an uncertain life on the streets.