The Forgotten Plague

Chana Gazit
2015-02-10


6.5
60 min

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.

Cast

Name Character Team
Michael Murphy Himself - Narrator (voice) Unowned
Andrea Barrett Herself - Writer Unowned
Andrea Cooper Herself - Immunologist Unowned
Joanne Curtis Herself - TB Survivor Unowned
Sherwood Davies Himself - TB Survivor Unowned
Mary Hotaling Herself - Writer Unowned
Peter Pringle Himself - Writer Unowned
Sheila Rothman Herself - Author, Living in the Shadow of Death Unowned
Vivian Schatz Herself - Wife Unowned
Whitney Seymour Jr. Himself - TB Survivor Unowned
John Stoeckle Himself - TB Survivor Unowned
Nancy Tomes Herself - Historian Unowned