
The Forgotten Plague
20156.5 rating
- Documentary
- History
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

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

















