The forgotten plague

The Resource The forgotten plague
Label
The forgotten plague
Statement of responsibility
American Experience Films, PBS presents ; written, produced and directed by Chana Gazit ; a Steward/Gazit Productions, Inc., film for American Experience ; WGBH Educational Foundation
Title variation
Tuberculosis in America
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  • eng
  • eng
  • eng
Summary
By the dawn of the nineteenth century, tuberculosis had killed one in seven of all the people who had ever lived. The disease struck America with a vengeance, ravaging communities and touching the lives of almost every family. The battle against the deadly bacteria had a profound and lasting impact on the country, It shaped medical and scientific pursuits, social habits, economic development, western expansion, and government policy. The story is told through the remembrances of those who lived - and were cured - at tuberculosis sanatoriums, along with historians and scientists
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Cataloging source
CNTCS
Characteristic
videorecording
Credits note
Editor, Adam Zucker ; music, Mark Suozzo ; director of photography, Stephen McCarthy
Dewey number
362.196995
Intended audience
Not rated
Language note
In English ; optional English SDH subtitles
LC call number
  • PN1992.77
  • RC310
LC item number
  • .A4 F67 2015
  • .F674 2015
NLM call number
WF 11 AA1
NLM item number
DVD no.1 2015
PerformerNote
Narrator, Michael Murphy
Runtime
53
Series statement
American experience Television program
Series volume
Season 27 \ Episode 5
Technique
live action
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