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Publisher
Publicaffairs
ISBN-10
1541768469
ISBN-13
9781541768468
eBay Product ID (ePID)
22050088870
Product Key Features
Number of Pages
320 Pages
Publication Name
Phantom Plague : How Tuberculosis Shaped History
Language
English
Publication Year
2022
Subject
Public Health, History, Epidemiology
Type
Textbook
Subject Area
Medical
Format
Hardcover
Dimensions
Item Height
1.3 in
Item Weight
15.1 Oz
Item Length
8.3 in
Item Width
5.7 in
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Trade
LCCN
2021-949372
Dewey Edition
23
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"Shot through with tragic and inspiring stories of patients and doctors who have battled against the disease, this is a bracing look at what might be the next public health catastrophe."-- Publishers Weekly, "At a time when the world is paralyzed by a virus that mutates and resists modern medical interventions, Vidya Krishnan's sobering account of the return of tuberculosis is timely. As she notes, the world is vastly different from lab conditions, and distinctions of wealth, race, class, caste, and inequities and imbalances of power and accountability clash, delaying interventions, denying access, and destroying lives. With lucidity and passion, wisdom and compassion, expertise and curiosity, she demystifies the science, revealing how human frailties and arrogance are letting the disease prevail. That the sickness is not physical, but goes beyond that, suggests how difficult the path ahead is going to be." -- Salil Tripathi, author of Offence: The Hindu Case, " Phantom plague: how tuberculosis shaped history is a compelling journey into a history of medicine, current development of tuberculosis epidemiology and treatment, and global health authored by Vidya Krishnan, a prominent medical science reporter."-- The Lancet, "A penetrating social history of a virulent disease... A timely, significant analysis of the dire consequences of public health failures."-- Kirkus, Starred review, "In Phantom Plague, journalist Vidya Krishnan has written an engaging and informative account of the history of TB and other infectious diseases and their impact on humanity. Anyone with an interest in how microbes and politics contribute to inequality and sickness should read this book."-- Johnjoe McFadden, professor of molecular genetics, University of Surrey, "The book is nonetheless a powerful look at the social determinants of health, and the lasting imprint of colonialism and segregation on public health."-- Nature, "A penetrating social history of a virulent disease... A timely, significant analysis of the dire consequences of public health failures."-- Kirkus, starred review
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616.99/5
Synopsis
Harvard Public Health Magazine, Best Public Health Books and Journalism of 2022 The definitive social history of tuberculosis, from its origins as a haunting mystery to its modern reemergence that now threatens populations around the world. It killed novelist George Orwell, Eleanor Roosevelt, and millions of others - rich and poor. Desmond Tutu, Amitabh Bachchan, and Nelson Mandela survived it, just. For centuries, tuberculosis has ravaged cities and plagued the human body. In Phantom Plague , Vidya Krishnan, traces the history of tuberculosis from the slums of 19th-century New York to modern Mumbai. In a narrative spanning century, Krishnan shows how superstition and folk-remedies, made way for scientific understanding of TB, such that it was controlled and cured in the West. The cure was never available to black and brown nations. And the tuberculosis bacillus showed a remarkable ability to adapt - so that at the very moment it could have been extinguished as a threat to humanity, it found a way back, aided by authoritarian government, toxic kindness of philanthropists, science denialism and medical apartheid. Krishnan's original reporting paints a granular portrait of the post-antibiotic era as a new, aggressive, drug resistant strain of TB takes over. Phantom Plague is an urgent, riveting and fascinating narrative that deftly exposes the weakest links in our battle against this ancient foe., It killed novelist George Orwell, Eleanor Roosevelt, and millions of others - rich and poor. Desmond Tutu, Amitabh Bachchan, and Nelson Mandela survived it, just. For centuries, tuberculosis has ravaged cities and plagued the human body. In Phantom Plague , Vidya Krishnan, traces the history of tuberculosis from the slums of 19th-century New York to modern Mumbai. In a narrative spanning century, Krishnan shows how superstition and folk-remedies, made way for scientific understanding of TB, such that it was controlled and cured in the West. The cure was never available to black and brown nations. And the tuberculosis bacillus showed a remarkable ability to adapt - so that at the very moment it could have been extinguished as a threat to humanity, it found a way back, aided by authoritarian government, toxic kindness of philanthropists, science denialism and medical apartheid. Krishnan's original reporting paints a granular portrait of the post-antibiotic era as a new, aggressive, drug resistant strain of TB takes over. Phantom Plague is an urgent, riveting and fascinating narrative that deftly exposes the weakest links in our battle against this ancient foe.
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RA644.T7K775 2022
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