The Forgotten Plague (2015)

02/10/2015 (US) • 1h

Documentary, History

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.

Top Billed Cast

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

Vivian Schatz

Herself - Wife


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Status

Released

Original Language

English

Budget

-

Revenue

-

Keywords

medicine

tuberculosis

woman director

usa history

american experience

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