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Conflict at the U S Leprosarium Carville Louisiana
The article portrays Carville Louisiana and its 330 acre leprosarium run by the U S Public Health Service amid patient isolation and social stigma. It covers debates over disease understanding, treatment with sulfones, debates about naming Hansen's disease, patient governance, and clashes between doctors led by Dr Johnwick and activist editor Stanley Stein over facility rules and cottages.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U. S. Public Health Service
Mississippi River
Gerhard Arnaver Hansen
Louisiana
Florida
Texas
California
The
Star
Rolla R. Wolcoll
U. S
Catville
Carvill
Stanley Stein
Patient
Yeper
Stein
Stanley
Edgar Johnwick
Carville
American Legion Post
Lions Club
E. M. Gordon
Public Health Service
Gordon