This thought-provoking biography of tuberculosis presents medical,
historical, and social perspectives on this reemergent threat.
Tuberculosis is a complicated medical condition that has a rich and
important history, a distinctive social context, and an active and
destructive present. The disease appears in Greek literature as
early as 460 BCE and was a favorite of 19th-century novelists whose
heroines often succumbed to "consumption." Through history, the
development of TB diagnosis and treatment has been synonymous with
events in the development of medicine. Tuberculosis presents TB
from the perspective of the people and events that shaped its past
and the factors that influence its current global state. The book
begins with an essay discussing the importance of the social
factors that influence the transmission and progression of TB. The
following eight chapters focus on disease-specific information,
historical and biographical perspectives, influence on the arts,
the current state of TB in the world, and future directions.
Throughout, medical information about the disease is intertwined
with a historical and cultural perspective to illustrate the state
of the disease today.
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