Leprosy is one of the least contagious diseases around — and perhaps one of the most misunderstood. The colonies are relics ...

A doctor visits residents of the Bharathapuram leprosy colony. Even though they are cured of the disease, they have long-term effects — crippled hands, blindness, amputations and, most of all, foot ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The island of Molokai, where the Ball Method successfully treated leprosy sufferers. Albert Pierce Taylor Hansen’s disease, also ...

Leprosy is one of the least contagious diseases around — and perhaps one of the most misunderstood. The colonies are relics of a not-too-distant... Alamelu, a gray-haired woman who wears a bright pink ...