After she died — and just a year after her discovery — another scientist took credit for her work. It would be more than half a century until her story resurfaced.
Tag: Leprosy (Hansen’s Disease)
Leprosy Hospital Offers Healing, and a Haven, to the Shunned
While leprosy is now easily treated, those who have the disease are still often ostracized. But they’re always welcome at this refuge in India, a nation that records over half the world’s cases.