Slide Series, Bangladesh 1990: "Leprosy - the old scourge" - No. 08: Leper woman with an ulcer on the hand. Nerves attacked by bacilli will be damaged. The first thing being destroyed is the ability to feel. Nervous attacks usually start on the arms and legs, hands and feet. Numbness of hands and feet may result in damage, as the patients are not aware of incipient ulcers in time. Consequently, due to lack of pain, they only arrive for treatment, when the ulcers become severe and difficult to treat.
Authors
- Collection
- International Mission Photography Archive, ca.1860-ca.1960
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.25549/impa-c123-93830
- Dates
- 1990
- Format
- Photographs
- Place Discussed
- Asia Bangladesh Thakurgaon Nilphamari
- Provider
- California Digital Library
- Published in
- Bangladesh
- Reference
- imp-dan-DM_276.jpg
- Rights
- CC Attribution (CC BY). https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ Må bruges med kildeangivelse: Danmission Photo Archive / Should be used with source reference: Danmission Photo Archive. Danmission Strandagervej 24, 2900 Hellerup, Denmark USC does not control copyright for these images. For usage permission, contact the Danmission. Information is available at http://danmission.dk danmission@danmission.dk
- Source
- Digital Public Library of America https://dp.la/item/1b93960fc65bb2042d186a17f0a41ecc