Tuberculosis still is a very important disease worldwide.
It's the most common cause of death from an infectious disease in the world. The Tuberculosis Control Program in Arkansas run by the Department of Health is perhaps one of the best programs in the world. People come here from all over the United States and all over the world really to see how we've done it. This department was the first to try placing patients with tuberculosis in community hospitals. This was done in the 60's.