A01=Thomas M. Daniel
America
Author_Thomas M. Daniel
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health care
history
illness
infection
medicine
public health
sickness
United States
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- ISBN 9781580460705
- Dimensions: 391 x 579mm
- Publication Date: 20 May 1999
- Publisher: Boydell & Brewer Ltd
- Publication City/Country: US
- Product Form: Paperback
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A comprehensive examination of TB. CHOICE Outstanding Academic Book Award 1998.
The dramatic story of tuberculosis is told here in a straightforward and accessible style. It presents the stories of persons connected with the disease, either as victims, or as those who made contributions to our knowledge of it; in addition to these personal accounts, the book unfolds the history and explains the pathogenesis of TB.
The re-emergence of tuberculosis as a major American public health hazard has focused much attention on this ancientdisease. This book offers a comprehensive account of the disease from prehistoric times through to the present day, detailing the attempts to eradicate it completely. Its four separate sections [the spread of tuberculosis; its infectious nature; susceptibility to it; and methods of treatment] are linked through the device of presenting individuals' particular experience of the disease, whether as as victims, or as those who made contributions to our knowledge of it; in between these vignettes, the book unfolds the history and explains the pathogenesis of TB.
A detailed medical glossary completes the volume.
Thomas M. Daniel is Emeritus Professor of Medicine and International Health and Director of the Center for International Health at Case Western Reserve University.
