by Javier Birchenall (University of California, Santa Barbara)
This is Part F of the Economic History Society’s blog series: ‘The Long View on Epidemics, Disease and Public Health: Research from Economic History’ The full article from this blog was published in ‘Explorations in Economic History’ and is available here
1910 advertising postcard for the National Association for the Prevention of Tuberculosis.
Tuberculosis (TB) is one of the oldest and deadliest diseases. Traces of TB in humans can be found as early as 9,000 years ago, and written accounts date back 3,300 years in India. Untreated, TB’s case-fatality rate is as high as 50 percent. It was a dreaded disease. TB is an airborne disease caused by the bacteria Mycobacteriumtuberculosis. Tuberculosis spreads through the air when a person who has an active infection coughs, sneezes, speaks, or sings. Most cases remain latent and do not develop symptoms…
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