Through a historical and comparative analysis of modern Japan's epidemic of tuberculosis, William Johnston illuminates a major but relatively unexamined facet of Japanese social and cultural history: the history of the tuberculosis epidemic. He utilizes a broad range of sources,…
Through a historical and comparative analysis of modern Japan's epidemic of tuberculosis, William Johnston illuminates a major but relatively unexamined facet of Japanese social and cultural history: the history of the tuberculosis epidemic. He utilizes a broad range of sources,…
Over the last two decades, attempts to control the problem of tuberculosis have become increasingly more complex, as countries adopt and adapt to evolving global TB strategies. Significant funding has also increased apace, diagnostic possibilities have evolved, and greater atten…
Over the last two decades, attempts to control the problem of tuberculosis have become increasingly more complex, as countries adopt and adapt to evolving global TB strategies. Significant funding has also increased apace, diagnostic possibilities have evolved, and greater atten…
Tuberculosis (TB), caused by the pathogen Mycobacterium tuberculosis, is a major cause of morbidity and mortality worldwide. Despite the past century of intensifying control efforts and increasingly effective treatments, TB persists as a threat to global health. TB elimination i…
Tuberculosis is a deadly infectious disease caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mtb). Multiple immune factors control host responses to Mtb infection, including the formation of granulomas in the lung, which are aggregates of bacteria, infected and uninfected immune cells whos…
Military personnel are at a higher risk of tuberculosis (TB) infection through military deployments, assignments to high incidence countries, and close contact with refugees and prisoners of war. Service members are routinely tested; those with active TB or latent tuberculosis i…
This study analyzes a little known early twentieth century crusade to prevent tuberculosis in children with tubercular parents. To thwart the disease, indigent children presumed ‘pretubercular’ were removed from their homes and relocated to special institutions, preventoria. The…
The tuberculin skin test (TST) is the standard test for detecting latent tuberculosis infection. With the HIV epidemic and the resurgence of tuberculosis (TB), identifying and treating persons with latent infection has been found to be important to prevent the development of act…
A cohort of 418 United States Air Force (USAF) personnel from over 15 different bases deployed to Morocco in 1994. This was the first study of its kind and was designed with two primary goals: to determine if the USAF was medically prepared to deploy with its changing mission in…
According to a recent estimate by the World Health Organisation, by the year 2000 tuberculosis (TB) will kill 4 million people a year. This dramatic increase, from 3 million in 1992 to 4 million by year 2000, is an alarming signal for health workers. Endocrinological abnormaliti…
Scourge, White Plague, consumption, lunger—these words were used to describe tuberculosis, the industrial world's most dreaded endemic disease. Although there was no cure for tuberculosis until after World War II, medical professionals believed they could cure the disease, and a…
Through a rich account of tuberculosis in Singapore from the mid-nineteenth century to the present day, this book charts the relationship between disease, society and the state, outlining the struggles of colonial and post-colonial governments to cope with widespread disease and…