This is unpublished
Understanding Carville and Hansen’s (Mycobacterium leprae) disease treatment in the U.S. through historical fiction
Monday, October 21, 2024
5:00-6:00pm PT
Join us for a fascinating look into an often-misunderstood disease.
We will discuss Hansen’s disease, a mycobacterial infection, from the patient’s perspective. Clinicians, researchers, patients and all literature fans are welcome.
King of the Armadillos
"explores immigration, illness and opportunity through the story of a teenage immigrant who is diagnosed with Hansen’s disease".
A novel ... following one young man’s quest to survive an often-misunderstood disease, and find love, music, and himself, in the process. -Wendy Chin-Tanner
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