Abstract
Tuberculosis (TB) rose sharply in incidence and prevalence during the 18th century and by the 1900s it had become one of the great killers of mankind [1]. First steps at controlling this infection were initiated after the discovery of tubercle bacillus by Koch and the subsequent understanding of transmission of the disease. Once it was understood that TB was transmissible via airborne droplets, educational campaigns and laws that restricted TB patients from certain types of work and penalized personal habits (e.g. spitting) were adopted.
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Landesman, S.H. (1995). Ethical and legal aspects of tuberculosis control. In: Lutwick, L.I. (eds) Tuberculosis. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4899-2869-6_10
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