Lost LA S06E05 · Tuberculosis: The Forgotten Plague

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Archives reveal the "forgotten plague” that shaped Southern California: tuberculosis. California’s fresh air and sunshine drew "consumptives" to local sanatoriums, but the life of a TB patient held stark realities.

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