Before the Development of Antibiotics, the Only Effective Treatment for Tuberculosis

question 29

Multiple Choice

Before the development of antibiotics, the only effective treatment for tuberculosis

• A) was seclusion in a special hospital, known as a sanatorium.
• B) collapsing one lung "to rest" it through surgery.
• C) a regime of vitamin D supplementation, usually through exposure to sunlight.
• D) all of the above.

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