'By the beginning of the 19th century, tuberculosis, or "consumption," had killed one in seven of all people that had ever lived. Victims suffered from hacking, bloody coughs, debilitating pain in their lungs, and fatigue.' PBS TB in America, the Forgotten Plague. It's been 67 years since the last tuberculosis (TB) sanitorium in the US closed it's doors. In Tanzania, TB still plagues many. It's even more widespread with those living with HIV. 'TB is the major cause of morbidi