Aoki Yumie
Saitama Prefectural University, Department of Nursing, Saitama, Japan.
Int Hist Nurs J. 2002 Summer;7(2):68-74.
This article considers the issues surrounding leprosy, and focuses on the social stigma and mistreatment associated with the disease. In particular, the history of leprosy patients and leprosy-prevention law in Japan is examined in both a historical and social context. Matters related to infringement of human rights are also considered along with issues for nurses caring for patients with leprosy. Eugenics and its legal approval are then discussed, as is the abolition of the leprosy laws in Japan. Finally, the author argues that problems surrounding this infectious disease are not country-specific; nurses may be ignorant of the number of patients with this debilitating disease worldwide, and of the policies and laws surrounding it.
本文探讨了与麻风病相关的问题，并着重关注了与该疾病相关的社会耻辱感和虐待情况。具体而言，从历史和社会背景两方面审视了日本麻风病患者的历史以及麻风病预防法。同时还考虑了与侵犯人权相关的问题以及护理麻风病患者的护士所面临的问题。接着讨论了优生学及其法律认可，以及日本麻风病法律的废除。最后，作者认为围绕这种传染病的问题并非特定国家所独有；护士们可能并不了解全球范围内患有这种使人衰弱疾病的患者数量，以及与之相关的政策和法律。
