A group of female patients on a sun porch at the hospital.
Tuberculosis is the deadliest killer in human history, responsible for one in four deaths for almost two centuries. While it shaped medical pursuits, social habits, economic development and public policy, TB and its impact are poorly understood.
American Experience: The Forgotten Plague, Tuesday at 8 p.m. on PBS 6.
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