My maternal grandmother had tuberculosis in 1940 she had to stay in a sanitarium while my grandad was draft was in Uk in Ww2 my mom older brothers and sister went to stay with family and friends.
Tuberculosis actually killed 1 in 7 Americans back then, There were even specialized resorts built to accommodate patients who had been infected with sunlight
It was another decade or more before antibiotic treatment became the standard treatment for TB and the sanitariums closed their doors. For a time, both were used. A TB patient still went to the sanitarium or TB hospital for a stay while being treated with streptomycin, and remained for a year to be certain. Stays became shorter over time as the treatment proved reliable.
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My maternal grandmother had tuberculosis in 1940 she had to stay in a sanitarium while my grandad was draft was in Uk in Ww2 my mom older brothers and sister went to stay with family and friends.
Tuberculosis actually killed 1 in 7 Americans back then, There were even specialized resorts built to accommodate patients who had been infected with sunlight
It was another decade or more before antibiotic treatment became the standard treatment for TB and the sanitariums closed their doors. For a time, both were used. A TB patient still went to the sanitarium or TB hospital for a stay while being treated with streptomycin, and remained for a year to be certain. Stays became shorter over time as the treatment proved reliable.
My grandfather bleeded to death on the sofa from TB" before the doctor could get to there County home.. My mother was 13" . This happened in 49...
TB is in the far north today 2016. 23.8 per 100,000 among all First Nations people; 170.1 per 100,000 among Inuit;
Streptomycin came out in 1943. This was made in 1946.
Daaym. That was not a father daughter kiss that he got before her date!
No one wore masks in the sanatorium?