The Forgotten Plague
Documentary | History
6.5
Release Date
February 10, 2015
Duration
60 min
Status
Released
Language
en
Overview
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.
Casts
Himself - Narrator (voice)
Michael Murphy
Herself - Writer
Andrea Barrett
Herself - Immunologist
Andrea Cooper
Herself - TB Survivor
Joanne Curtis
Himself - TB Survivor
Sherwood Davies
Herself - Writer
Mary Hotaling
Himself - Writer
Peter Pringle
Herself - Author, Living in the Shadow of Death
Sheila Rothman
Herself - Wife
Vivian Schatz
Himself - TB Survivor
Whitney Seymour Jr.
Himself - TB Survivor
John Stoeckle
Herself - Historian
Nancy Tomes
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