Treating Leprosy in Norway 1847, Bergen (esboço), 1895, Bergen (foto), (Norway) 1 page, coloured sketch on paper, 1 black and white photo; sketch: 59 × 44 cm, photograph: 24,5 × 32,5 cm (cardboard), 15 × 20 cm (photograph) The Leprosy Museum in Bergen St. Jørgen Hospital, Johan Ludvig Losting Atlas colorie de spedalskhet The Leprosy Museum in Bergen St. Jørgen Hospital Leprosy, also known as Hansen’s disease (HD), is a long-term infection by the bacteria Mycobacterium leprae, which has been a part of human history for at least 3,500 years. Leprosy has been associated with degraded living conditions and the lack of hygiene throughout the centuries. It was always a problem of the poor and remains a scourge in some parts of the world today.  Few diseases elicit such images of suffering and physical deformation as leprosy; even fewer attracted such severe practices of ostracism and the social rejection of patients. In the 19th century, leprosy was discovered    ...