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Ep 9 Tuberculosis: A Slow Burn

This Podcast Will Kill You

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Tuberculosis in Ancient Greece

Ancient Greek physicians described the pulmonary form of tuberculosis and called it Tysus, which is spelled horribly. Tuberculosis in ancient Greece was devastating enough to be written about for hundreds of years. And their method for treating TB? Bloodletting, of course.

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