The Forgotten Plague
The Forgotten Plague

The Forgotten Plague

6.5(4 votes)
2015
1h 0m
Documentary
History

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.

Production

GBH

Cast

Michael Murphy

Michael Murphy

Himself - Narrator (voice)

Andrea Barrett

Andrea Barrett

Herself - Writer

Andrea Cooper

Andrea Cooper

Herself - Immunologist

Joanne Curtis

Joanne Curtis

Herself - TB Survivor

Sherwood Davies

Sherwood Davies

Himself - TB Survivor

Mary Hotaling

Mary Hotaling

Herself - Writer

Peter Pringle

Peter Pringle

Himself - Writer

Sheila Rothman

Sheila Rothman

Herself - Author, Living in the Shadow of Death

Vivian Schatz

Vivian Schatz

Herself - Wife

Whitney Seymour Jr.

Whitney Seymour Jr.

Himself - TB Survivor

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