The history of medicine in the United States, with its innumerable social movements, is a period of demurality that continues to be a classic example of social change. This part of U.S history challenged existing race, gender, and cultural practices that continue to affect our daily lives today. However, all thoughts need a medium to portray their ideas and such is the case with American medical history. Since its conception, the media has become the vehicle for social metamorphosis. This was particularly true with respect to diseases. The greatest challenge of the early 20-century germ gospellers was to convince the public that tuberculosis was a communicable disease.
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