Invincible Microbe: Tuberculosis and the Never-Ending Search for a Cure
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- Synopsis
- This is the story of a killer that has been striking people down for thousands of years:tuberculosis. After centuries of ineffective treatments, the microorganism that causesTB was identified, and the cure was thought to be within reach--but drug-resistantvarieties continue to plague and panic the human race. The "biography" of this deadlygerm, an account of the diagnosis, treatment, and "cure" of the disease over time,and the social history of an illness that could strike anywhere but was most prevalentamong the poor are woven together in an engrossing, carefully researched narrative.Bibliography, source notes, index.
- Copyright:
- 2012
Book Details
- Book Quality:
- Publisher Quality
- ISBN-13:
- 9780547822686
- Related ISBNs:
- 9780618535743
- Publisher:
- Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
- Date of Addition:
- 08/05/14
- Copyrighted By:
- Jim Murphy, Alison Blank
- Adult content:
- No
- Language:
- English
- Has Image Descriptions:
- No
- Categories:
- History, Children's Books, Nonfiction, Science, Biographies and Memoirs, Health, Mind and Body
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- Bookshare Staff
- Usage Restrictions:
- This is a copyrighted book.
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