The Forgotten Plague

The Forgotten Plague

60 mins | Documentary, History | Feb. 10, 2015

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.

The Forgotten Plague

60 mins | Documentary, History | Feb. 10, 2015

The Forgotten Plague
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.
Producers WGBH Boston
Original title The Forgotten Plague
Directors Chana Gazit
Writers Sheila Rothman, Chana Gazit

Cast

Michael Murphy

as Himself - Narrator (voice)

Andrea Barrett

as Herself - Writer

Andrea Cooper

as Herself - Immunologist

Joanne Curtis

as Herself - TB Survivor

Sherwood Davies

as Himself - TB Survivor

Mary Hotaling

as Herself - Writer

Peter Pringle

as Himself - Writer

Sheila Rothman

as Herself - Author, Living in the Shadow of Death

Vivian Schatz

as Herself - Wife

Whitney Seymour Jr.

as Himself - TB Survivor

John Stoeckle

as Himself - TB Survivor

Nancy Tomes

as Herself - Historian