CinemaOSMovie · 2015 · 1h 0m

The Forgotten Plague

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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.

Directed byChana Gazit

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Status
Released
Runtime
1h 0m
Language
EN
Released
February 10, 2015
Studios
GBH

Featuring

Cast & crew

10 credited
Starring
Michael Murphy

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

Whitney Seymour Jr.

Himself - TB Survivor

Creative team
Directed by
Chana Gazit
Written by
Chana Gazit
Sheila Rothman
Produced by
Chana Gazit

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