Carville No Place for Cowards
Photo Title
Carville No Place for Cowards
Photographer/Creator
Mark Petty
Caption/Description
Leprosy the most feared, but least understood of diseases. The psychological trauma can be as damaging as the disease itself. Only one in five of the world's 15-20 million victims are receiving treatment. But, of those, the 350 patients at the United States Public Health Service Hospital at Carville, LA, 'want for nothing.'
Citation
Mark Petty, "Carville No Place for Cowards," in POYi Archive, Item #9555, http://archive.poy.org/items/show/9555 (accessed November 24, 2024).