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What were the treatments for tuberculosis during the civil wa


What were the treatments for tuberculosis during the civil war?
Remedies..medicine..etc..
Respiratory Diseases - 2 Answers
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the afflicted were kept apart from people and encouraged to rest and get lots of sunshine and fresh air. There were no medications for TB then.
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Opium, morphine, and quinine were used by camp doctors and nurses to deal with a wide variety of different medical problems. It was commonly believed that wearing a flannel bans around the waist under the shirt would prevent disease



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