Pub Date: March 1, 1987
Dewey: 614.54209
LCCN: 86022033
Lexile Code: 0000
Features: Bibliography, Index, Table of Contents
Target Age Group: NA to NA
Physical Info: 0.79" H x 8.02" L x 6.18" W ( 0.89 lbs) 277 pages
BISAC Categories:
Medical | History | Social Science | Disease and Health Issues | Health and Fitness | Diseases and Conditions | Respiratory | Infectious Diseases | Epidemiology | Public Health
Description: DuBos et. al. examine the social aspects of the TB epidemic, along with some of the biological factors. They show how TB was romanticized, how it was portrayed as a demon coming to rob the healthy of life, and how it sparked scientific invention--in particular the stethoscope. The introduction is wonderful as it lays out the basic parts of the book.