TY  - GEN
AB  - 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.
AU  - Gazat, Chana.
AU  - Cafarella, Kristina.
AU  - Lord, Kathryn.
AU  - Murphy, Michael,
CN  - RC310
CN  - RC310
CY  - [Arlington, VA] :
DA  - c2015.
ID  - 718169
KW  - Tuberculosis.
KW  - Lungs
LA  - eng
LA  - In English ; closed-captioned ; subtitled in English.
N1  - Originally produced as an episode of the PBS show, American Experience.
N1  - Based in part on the book "Living in the shadow of death" by Sheila Rothman.
N2  - 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.
PB  - PBS,
PP  - [Arlington, VA] :
PY  - c2015.
SN  - 9781627893091
SN  - 1627893091
T1  - The forgotten plague
TI  - The forgotten plague
ER  -