• Thoracic surgery clinics · Feb 2019

    Review Historical Article

    History of Pulmonary Tuberculosis.

    • A Thomas Pezzella.
    • International Children's Heart Fund, 8378 Chisum Trail, Boca Raton, FL 33433, USA. Electronic address: atpezzella@hotmail.com.
    • Thorac Surg Clin. 2019 Feb 1; 29 (1): 1-17.

    AbstractTuberculosis (TB) parallels the history of human development from the Stone Age to the present. TB continues to be in the top 10 causes of global human mortality over that period. This article highlights the history of pulmonary TB from the onset of human existence to the present. Despite its long history, TB was slowly identified as a major cause of disease, and defined causation and significant treatment strategies advances over the past 150 years. TB remains a major challenge for definitive global prevention and cure. This article gives a brief overview of the history of TB.Copyright © 2018 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.

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