Show Synopsis. From screenwriter/playwright Aaron Sorkin, who brought us The West Wing and The Social Network, comes a whirlwind history of the controversial invention of the television. Philo Farnsworth, a child prodigy raised on a farm in rural Idaho, has overcome adversity to create a groundbreaking device never before achieved.
1 MAC is not spread person to person like Mtb. 2  MAC is not contagious. 3  MAC lung disease seen in HIV negative (non-AIDS) patients is a chronic lung infection and early-on is often misdiagnosed as chronic bronchitis or recurrent pneumonia. The average age of patients with MAC lung disease in men is 55 years and 67 years in women. 2  Men are more likely to have cavitary MAC (holes in their lungs). 3  Women are more likely to have non-cavitary, nodular MAC. 4  Diagnosis of MAC lung disease usually requires:
Pulmonary MAC infection in immunocompetent hosts generally manifests as cough, sputum production, weight loss, fever, lethargy, and night sweats. The onset of symptoms is insidious. Symptoms may be present for weeks to months. Many patients have only a chronic cough with purulent sputum production. Hemoptysis is rare in MAC infection. Less commonly, MAC has been associated with hot-tub lung, a type of hypersensitivity pneumonitis-like lung disease due to exposure to MAC in hot tubs.