TB came from many sources, which people never gave thought to. Back before milk was pastureized, cows could carry the TB germ and then whomever drank the milk from the infected cow, got the desease. We had neighbors when I was growing up that had that happen to them. First the eldest brother was admitted to a sanitarium for TB. No one knew where he got it from. Then the younger brother got TB and was admitted with his older brother. Then the mother got TB, by this time, the two boys had died, and the local authorities stepped in to find out what was causing the problem. They discovered the cow. There were two young girls that for some reason escaped the problem. I grew up with them and they had to get checked every year and was always free of the germ. The father on the other hand was not so lucky, and he died of TB when the girls were in grade school, around the seventh or eights grades. They were sent to live with an Aunt. Last week, the oldest daughter died at age 74 from a heart attack and the younger daughter is still alive and well. - They must have had a natural amunity or were just lucky????? I know they drank the milk!! Liz ************************************** Get a sneak peak of the all-new AOL at http://discover.aol.com/memed/aolcom30tour