DocumentaryHistory
The Forgotten Plague
User Score4 votes
65%6.5/10
Release2015→
Runtime1H 0M
LanguageEnglish
StatusReleased
Synopsis
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.
Principal Cast8

Michael Murphy
Himself - Narrator (voice)
Andrea Barrett
Herself - Writer
Andrea Cooper
Herself - Immunologist
Joanne Curtis
Herself - TB Survivor
Sherwood Davies
Himself - TB Survivor
Mary Hotaling
Herself - Writer
Peter Pringle
Himself - Writer
Sheila Rothman
Herself - Author, Living in the Shadow of Death
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Director
Chana Gazit
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Keywords
medicinetuberculosiswoman directorusa historyamerican experience
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Countries:United States of America
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