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Tuberculosis: The Forgotten Plague
Season 6
Episode 5
Archives reveal the "forgotten plague” that shaped Southern California: tuberculosis. Lost LA host Nathan Masters explores how California’s fresh air and sunshine drew "consumptives" to local sanatoriums as well as the stark realities of life as a TB patient. Featured interviews include USC’s William Deverell, the Los Angeles Times’ Patt Morrison and infectious disease specialist Dr. Brenda Jones.
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