Carville Driving Tour, Stop #3

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Audio narration for Stop #3 (Hansen's Disease) on the Carville: The National Leprosarium tour

Hansen's Disease

By Elizabeth Schexnyder, Curator, National Hansen's Disease Museum, Carville, LA

Leprosy, also known as Hansen’s disease (HD), is a chronic disease of the skin and peripheral nerves. 95% of the world’s population is naturally immune to the disease. Mycobacterium leprae, the…