Captain of Death: The Story of Tuberculosis

By Thomas M. Daniel

Book Overview

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.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1580460704
• ISBN13: 9781580460705
• Release Date: June 1999
• Publisher: University of Rochester Press
• Length: 303 Pages
• Weight: 1.54 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.0" x 9.1"