# Mildred’s Story

This story highlights the personal experiences of a Tuberculosis (TB) survivor who was diagnosed and treated for TB disease. The survivor describes her surprise when she was diagnosed with TB in her epiglottis. With support from her family and nurses from the health department, she completed treatment.

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https://www.cdc.gov/wcms/video/low-res/tb/2019/94959495Mildred(FullStory).mp4

- Kind: Short
- Year: 2019
- Runtime: 2 min
- By: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- Archive: [Wikimedia Commons](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Mildred%E2%80%99s_Story.webm)
- Licence or status: Public domain (as the archive states it)
- Credit: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- Who can watch: Teens profiles and older (the archive gives no rating; placed by Invisible Network from its collection and subjects)

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