Hans Hornbostel Seeks To Live With Wife Gertrude in Leper Colony

The transcript discusses Hansen's disease, known as leprosy, highlighting its mild contagiousness and the fact that it is not fatal. It mentions that no medical staff at Carville have contracted the disease in 52 years. Mrs. Hornbuckle contracted the disease in the Philippines and shares her experience of living with leprosy suspects in a camp, where doctors faced challenges in examining and segregating patients due to limited resources.

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