A leper colony, also known by many other names, is an isolated community for the quarantining and treatment of lepers, people suffering from leprosy.

2020年3月31日 · People afflicted with the condition now known as Hansen’s disease—a bacterial infection that ravages the skin and nerves and can cause painful deformities—were typically ripped from their...

Former leprosy sanatoriums and colonies can be found in Greece, Hawaii, Italy, and elsewhere. Sometimes these are referred to as ‘leper colonies’, but the term ‘leper’ is highly offensive and we encourage everyone to use the term ‘leprosy’ or ‘person affected by leprosy’.

2024年5月23日 · A leper colony is a community designed for the purpose of quarantining people with leprosy, a chronic condition caused by a bacterial infection. Formally organized leper colonies have existed since at least the Middle Ages, with some leper communities isolating themselves by choice prior to the medieval period.

2015年9月9日 · Until 1969, Hawaiian law allowed leprosy sufferers to be separated from their families and forcibly moved to the islands’ remote leprosy settlement.

Leprosy colony founded on the Kalaupapa peninsula of the island of Molokai in modern day Hawaii. About 8,000 Hawaiians were sent to the Kalaupapa peninsula from 1866 through 1969, when the mandatory isolation law was finally lifted.

Leprosy is caused by a tiny rod-shaped microbe called Mycobacterium leprae. Scientists aren't exactly sure how it is transmitted, but they think it probably spreads when an infected person breathes out or sneezes and releases moist droplets carrying the microbe, or else when a cut in his or her skin is touched by someone [source: NIH].

2021年2月10日 · The Kalaupapa leper colony is no longer a prison for those afflicted by Hansen’s disease but is now a refuge for the now-cured remaining residents who were forced to live their entire lives in isolation.

2024年2月28日 · The Kalaupapa peninsula is a spectacular part of Molokai with a sorrowful past. Visiting the Molokai leper colony is not easy but the experience will stay with you for years to come.

2019年8月28日 · While today you can find a leprosarium or what is colloquially called a “Leper Colony,” in only a few countries, in the 19th century, they were found throughout the world including Europe and the U.S.A.