Carville No Place for Cowards



Photo Title

Carville No Place for Cowards

Photographer/Creator

Mark Petty

Collection

Publisher

Freelance

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).

Date Added

07.04.2008