The Forgotten Plague
Description
By the dawn of the nineteenth century, the most deadly killer in human history, tuberculosis, had killed one in seven of all the people who had ever lived. Told through the remembrances of those who lived--and were cured--at tuberculosis sanatoriums, along with historians and scientists, The Forgotten Plague is a powerful reminder of the centuries when American families lived under the constant shadow of a terrible death.
Runtime
52 min 34 sec
Subjects
- 19th century (30)
- Nineteenth century (443)
- History, Modern (1061)
- Respiratory organs (183)
- Health (2879)
Database
Films on Demand
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