Carville No Place for Cowards



Photo Title

Carville No Place for Cowards

Photographer/Creator

Mark Petty

Collection

Publisher

Freelance

Caption/Description

These patients are totally non-infectious and are able to enter society without anybody ever suspecting that they have leprosy. These patients live in a cottage on hospital grounds and show no clinical signs of leprosy. The car salesman thought the patient was a doctor.

Citation

Mark Petty, "Carville No Place for Cowards," in POYi Archive, Item #9569, http://archive.poy.org/items/show/9569 (accessed November 24, 2024).

Date Added

07.04.2008