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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 diagsis, 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 tes, index.Product Identifiers
PublisherClarion Books
ISBN-100618535748
ISBN-139780618535743
eBay Product ID (ePID)183369687
Product Key Features
FormatSewn,Paper over Boards,With Dust Jacket, Hardback
LanguageEnglish
AuthorJim Murphy
TopicChildren's General Non-Fiction
Additional Product Features
Date of Publication10/07/2012
Content NoteBlack & White Illustrations, Maps
Country of PublicationChina