Jack of All Trades

Tuberculosis sanitariums were such a tragic part of American history. People were sent there to die but they were, in a way, vital tools in public health. Tuberculosis isn’t as infectious as viruses like influenza but it is spread through droplets in the air and prolonged close quarters contact is most likely to spread the disease. It was thought of as a family disease because other members of a household would often be infected while living in close proximity to and caring for an ailing loved one. That was actually one of the selling points for tuberculosis sanitariums, “Come here and we’ll cure you, remaining at home could kill your loved ones.” some tuberculosis hospitals and sanitariums had off-site houses for the loved ones of patients so they could be close to the patient and visit them often without breathing the same air 24/7.

And the disease path of tuberculosis is so variable, some sanitarium patients would recover enough to go home, some would remain sick and inpatient for months and months and some would succumb to the disease days after arriving.

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