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  1. Nov 29, 2022 · Despite Robert Koch’s discovery of the TB germ, Mycobacterium tuberculosis in 1882, the foul-air theory continued to shape 20th-century treatments. The high premium placed on ‘pure’ air as a therapeutic tool informed the growth of specialised hospitals known as sanatoriums.

  2. Sep 23, 2015 · The American Thoracic Society (ATS) has a long history, originating as the American Sanatorium Association in 1905, which was established to promote the treatment and prevention of tuberculosis.

    • John F. Murray, Dean E. Schraufnagel, Philip C. Hopewell
    • 2015
  3. The first effective pharmacological therapies against tuberculosis date from the late 1940s (streptomycin) and early 1950s (isoniazid in 1952), so public health decisions regarding how to treat TBC patients in the 1920s and 1930s focused on the sanatorium.

  4. Aug 6, 2015 · In 1884, Dr. Edward Trudeau, a consumptive himself, opened the first public tuberculosis sanitarium in Saranac Lake, New York. His first open-air cottage, “Little Red,” inspired the design of a number of institutions throughout the country that prescribed fresh air and sunlight as a cure for tuberculosis.

  5. The first part describes the thoughts and emotions of a professional woman of 32 who was suddenly separated from her husband, Bill, and fifteen-month-old baby, Mark. The second part narrates the strict routine of sanatorium treatment for pulmonary tuberculosis in the 1940s before the introduction of streptomycin therapy.

  6. Mar 21, 2020 · Overcome by waves of typhoid, scarlet fever, and influenza in the 18th and 19th centuries, cities established isolation wards within general hospitals and, later, entire isolation hospitals...

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  8. Nov 6, 2015 · As the American Sanitarium Movement emerged in the early 20th century, designers built upon the success of health tourism to draw patients to seaside, mountaintop, and desert locations. These geographic regions were valued for their curative powers.

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