The White Plague: Tuberculosis, Man, and Society
- ISBN-10
- 0813512247
- ISBN-13
- 9780813512242
- Category
- Health & Fitness
- Pages
- 277
- Language
- English
- Published
- 1987
- Publisher
- Rutgers University Press
- Authors
- René Jules Dubos, Jean Dubos
Description
DuBos et al examine the social aspects of the TB epidemic, along with some of the biological factors. They show how TB was romaticized, how it was portrayed as a demon coming to rob the healthy of life, and how it sparked scientific invention - in particular the stethescope. The introduction is wonderful as it lays out the basic parts of the book.
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