By the 1950s, we instead knew that tuberculosis was caused by a highly contagious bacterial infection, which is slightly less romantic, but that had the upside of us being able to maybe develop drugs to treat it.
Pelos anos 50, já sabíamos que a tuberculose era causada por uma infeção bacteriana altamente contagiosa, o que é ligeiramente menos romântico, mas teve o lado positivo de ser possível desenvolver drogas para a tratar.