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The forgotten plague [videorecording (DVD)].

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PBS Distribution, 2015.

DVD 616.995 F721 Doc

Lungs -- Diseases.

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American experience. The forgotten plague [videorecording (DVD)]

[videorecording (DVD)].

1 videodisc (60 min.) : 5.1 Dolby digital sd., col. and b&w ; 12 cm.

Based in part on the book "Living in the shadow of death" by Sheila Rothman.

Originally broadcast as an episode of the PBS show "American experience" on February 10, 2015.

"Tuberculosis in America"--Container.

English (SDH) subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing.

American Experience Films, PBS presents ; writer, producer, director, Chana Gazat ; co-producer, Kristina Cafarella, Kathryn Lord.

Narrated by Michael Murphy.

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.

Documentary television programs.

Historical television programs.

Films for the hearing impaired.

Rothman, Sheila M. Living in the shadow of death.

Murphy, Michael, 1938-

American Experience Films.

Public Broadcasting Service (U.S.)

PBS Distribution (Firm)

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