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Dorchester Illustration 2397 Prendergast Preventorium

Dorchester Illustration no. 2397   Prendergast Preventorium The Public Health Museum in Tewksbury, Massachusetts, reminds us that March 24 is TB day. On March 24, 1882, Dr. Robert Koch announced the discovery of Mycobacterium tuberculosis, the bacteria that causes tuberculosis (TB).  At … Continue reading

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