Leprosy workers today urged medical technogolists to "become aware of leprosy."
Speaking at the convention ol the American Society of Medical Technologists, Sister Hilary Ross pointed out that "doctors, nurses and technicians are so unaware of leprosy that they forget about it in differential diagnosis.
"THE DISEASE" said Sister Hilary, biochemist at the National Leprosarium at Carville, "appears to be like other diseases— such as venereal diseases —so physicians treat it as such. This does the patient no good"
The sister noted that there are about 1500 cases of leprosy in the U.S., but less than 400 are being treated at the Carville U. S. Public Health Service Hospital. "At Carville," she said, "the patients have a community of their own. They can live normal lives and get the best care.
"We believe the disease is transmitted by prolonged and intimate contact with a person who has it," Sister Hilary said.
"Thus, it is safer for persons fco come to the hospital to have the disease arrested and not subject others to it. [photo] MISS GODELFER, SISTER HILARY, MISS HOVDE
