When Jesus healed the leper - there was no crowd with Him.  The crowd had dispersed - most likely because they saw the leper and were afraid to be near him.  Not only were they afraid to touch a leper - they did not even want to be down-wind of him for fear of catching the awful disease.  But Jesus was not afraid of disease. Jesus was not afraid of touching the leper. Jesus was not afraid to get dirty.  He takes dirty people like you and me - and gives us dignity.