For thousands of years, people have had an image of what life with leprosy is like.
The disease hasn’t changed, and yet, little is known about it.
Leprosy — or Hansen’s Disease — still affects about 2 million people in the world, in places like Brazil, Angola and India.
In the U.S., Texas has the second most reported cases of leprosy (California is first).
From the Here & Now Contributors Network, KUT’s Joy Diaz reports on how leprosy treatment has advanced.
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- Joy Diaz, reporter for KUT in Austin.
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