How Oregon Fought Tuberculosis (Full Documentary)

This isn’t the first time that Oregon has experienced a pandemic. At the turn of the twentieth century, one in seven people in the United States and Europe died from tuberculosis.
TB is highly contagious and through the centuries has been known as consumption, wasting disease, and the white plague.
In 1910, Oregon was the first Western state to build a public tuberculosis hospital to isolate infected patients. Treatments included fresh air and rest. There wasn’t much else that could be done until an antibiotic treatment as developed in the 1950s.
Today, TB remains the world’s leading infectious disease. Near two billion people are infected across the globe, with over ten million new cases each year.
Oregon Experience’s “White Plague," originally aired in 2010, examines its long and deadly impact on the state.
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[@MSPEROS]

What a great show, the lost history. My Grandfather would tell me about his work and his fears for the future. He was deeply involved with Oregons battle against TB. We was the TB health officer for Portland and was at the university TB hospital for about 25 years. His name was Dr. James Speros

[@donald7212]

My dad came back from WW2 with TB and had a lung removed before I was born......he lived till he was 87 he was still in good shape but cancer got him.....

[@VictoriasRoses]

My Great Grandma had TB and survived. Her mother and sister did not survive. After that, her life was never the same with no mother in many ways.

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[@animeisbest4639]

Tuberculosis tried to bring me down, but igrotum is lifting me up. Encouraged by the positive changes.

[@taravlogs.2190]

Tuberculosis had me worried, but igrotum has turned worry into confidence. Incredible results!

[@rasnifasherin9294]

What is igrotum?

[@markdawsonbruce4457]

I got TB in 2024, nasty horrible disease, I lost a lot of weight and the coughing was so bad, had no energy, but I got diagnosed early and the treatment of 5 antibiotic pills everyday for 6 months cured me, I hate to think of all those poor souls that had TB and with no cure available at the time. May God bless you all🙏

[@OvertheGarage-wv1wn]

My Grandfather had it, went to a sanatorium in Rome Georgia and survived.

[@Lashan1234]

I am a physician currently working in the national hospital of Sri Lanka in Colombo. We have large number of active tuberculosis at the moment even though all the recommended antibiotics are available freely. Tuberculosis is still very common. Therefore, travellers returning to western countries from the TB endemic countries could be having dormant or even active tuberculosis

[@joelong797]

I have tuberculosis now I’m still in the hospital going on 2 months

[@tonycaesar4144]

Hang in there 🙏🏿

[@redsternberg2124]

Hang in there 🪢🪢🪢🤕

[@donald7212]

Sending you healing thoughts, my dad had TB after WW2 he recovered and lived till 87 in good health so let's hope.....

[@spidersjohnson9890]

Did you recover? How are you now?

[@vickythefist7062]

My friend and his child who was 6 years old caught it 10 years ago .we are from the UK . He was in hospital for 6 months and they both made a full recovery . Hoping you are better now because it's been a few years since your post

[@KatherineWright-m3b]

I had a patient today who told me about her and her family’s experience with TB in the 40s wanted to know more

[@emgex]

My best buddies grandma died of Tuberculosis at the age of 86 back in 2012-2013.. She had it probably in the latent stage for more than half of her life, maybe even since her childhood without even knowing it since she never went to the doc for a troughfull examination untill very old and extremely sick... When she fell ill for a longer period of time they found out she had active TB and scarrings in the lungs and died from it. Unbelievable and unheard of at that time in this day and age.

[@barbarabrooks4747]

Rest, sunshine and good food help if started very early. Unfortunately, mothers and bread winners often delayed treatment because their families depended on them. Vitamin D helps the body fight the infection. Levels can be increased with sunshine or ultraviolet light. Sunshine also increases exposure to infrared light, even if the patient is clothed. Infrared light helps the body fight infection.

[@rosendoramirez8254]

My best friend Died,RIP ARTHUR MORGAN...😢😢😢

[@dominiquepilon5764]

My grand mother had tuberculosis in 1940 while my grand dad was in Uk fighting WW2

[@Dannzt]

It's a hell of a thing

[@KRSP91]

@@Dannzt Real sorry for you son

[@WVgrl59]

My natural mother died of TB in 1971.

[@espeon7o]

Your birth Mom?

[@sweetirishgirl8685]

All so true

[@karenwilson9528]

The screening is always done to poor people? Poor people who are not in a position to say "no". Well, I gess if it keeps the rest of us safe and autonomous then it's only right.

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Tuberculosis doesnt stand a chance against igrotum. The journey to recovery has never felt so promising.

[@dawnfrear9968]

I'm a carrier of pulmonary tuberculosis I can't have the skin I have to I'm a carrier of pulmonary tuberculosis I can't have the skin I have to have a chest x-ray I can't give blood I can't give any body part it's arrested case I can't let it get reactivated or I'll die my mom and dad for $7,000 to save my life of tuberculosis I feel sorry for those family members and people that lost them two tuberculosis

[@rafeekrafeek4899]

Now how old are you?

[@sandem2424]

Hi Dawn We're you ever hospitalized?

[@monkey.dluffy8650]

Hi

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Hi

[@ishavedoffallmyhair]

Hello

[@mrkenz7566]

Gday

[@tinoflorentino3577]

I wonder if scientist figured out we're T.B came from am not a doctor or a scientist but I do no were it comes from!

[@RustyShakleford1]

wherer from? i think cows milk

[@leiasalsod]

Tuberculosis struggles are fading away, thanks to igrotum. Grateful for this effective solution.