| Description |
149 pages : illustrations, map ; 24 cm |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 125-128) and index. |
| Contents |
This is the story -- In the beginning -- The king's evil -- "There is a dread disease" -- Into the mountains -- "To comfort always" -- The cause -- The outsiders -- The cure -- "Like a fairy-tale" -- Supergerms -- Hot spots. |
| Summary |
This is the story of a killer that has been stalking and doing away with people for thousands of years: Tuberculosis. The microorganism that causes the disease was eventually identified, more effective treatments were developed, and the cure for TB was thought to be within reach. But the TB germ simply will not die; drug-resistant varieties continue to plague and panic the human race. This is the "biography" of a deadly germ, an account of the diagnosis, treatment, and "cure" of the disease over time, and the social history of an illness that could strike anywhere. Includes bibliography, source notes, and index--From the publisher. |
| Audience |
1200L Lexile |
| Note |
1200L Lexile |
| Study Program |
Accelerated Reader MG 9.5 4 151890 |
| Note |
Accelerated Reader MG 9.5 4 151890 |
| Subject |
Tuberculosis -- Juvenile literature.
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Microorganisms -- Juvenile literature.
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| Added Author |
Blank, Alison.
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| ISBN |
9780618535743 (hbk.) |
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0618535748 (hbk.) |
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