| Date | 1892 |
| Author | Flick |
| Contribution | Started Pennsylvania Society for the Prevention of Tuberculosis. |
| Reference | Chowder |
| Notes | Source is an article on TB, by Chowder (details not on hand). The Society was later named the National Association for the study and Prevention of Tuberculosis. Said to be first (American?) "massive public-health movement," the model for the later campaigns against polio, cancer and AIDS. Chowder article on TB. |
| Category | Miscellany |
| Pathogen Class | Bacteria |
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