Visiting Kalaupapa
Kalaupapa is on the island of Molokai and is a national park. If the name isn’t ringing a bell, let me add this bit of information; it was Hawaii’s leper colony from 1866 until 1969. Leprosy is a disease that has been around for at least 4,000 years. The name is from the Greek meaning fish scales.
Leprosy is more properly known as Hansen’s disease can be very disfiguring and contagious, although there does appear to be a natural immunity. Today Hansen’s disease is cured with antimicrobial therapy and the patient is not contagious after about two weeks of treatment. But years ago when there was no cure, the only known solution was to isolate the patient. Leprosy was a slow death sentence.
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