The white plague: tuberculosis, man and society
by Dubos, Jean, Dubos, René, Dubos, René
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"In this study of popular and scientific responses to tuberculosis in 19th-century France, the author provides a historical perspective on a disease that is making an alarming comeback in the United States and Europe. Barnes argues that French perceptions of the disease - rangin…
More people die each year from tuberculosis than from any other infectious disease, the annual death toll being almost three million (over 95% of which are in developing countries) with eight million new cases being diagnosed every year. It is estimated that one-third of the wor…
Genetics and Tuberculosis Chairman: Douglas Young 1998 More people die each year from tuberculosis than from any other infectious disease, the annual death toll being almost three million (over 95% of which are in developing countries) with eight million new cases being diagnose…
Forlagets beskrivelse: Verified by current World Health Organization and country-specific classifications, this comprehensive single volume effectively engages with the diagnosis and management of viral, bacterial, fungal and parasitic diseases that affect women in pregnancy. Th…
"Alaska Natives have struggled with the "white plague" of tuberculosis for centuries. At last, physician and historian Robert Fortuine brings their story to light. He provides a comprehensive account of tuberculosis from its earliest occurrence in prehistory through the latest o…
"The riveting history of tuberculosis, the world's most lethal disease, the two men whose lives it tragically intertwined, and the birth of medical science. In 1875, tuberculosis was the deadliest disease in the world, accountable for a third of all deaths. A diagnosis of TB-oft…