The Forgotten Plague

Story

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.

Director

Chana Gazit

Writers

Chana Gazit, Sheila Rothman

Language

English

Country

United States of America

Release date

10 February 2015

Ensemble

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

• Whitney Seymour Jr.

  Himself - TB Survivor

• John Stoeckle

  Himself - TB Survivor

• Nancy Tomes

  Herself - Historian