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Item Details
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TUBERCULOSIS
THE GREATEST STORY NEVER TOLD - THE SEARCH FOR THE CURE AND THE NEW GLOBAL THREAT |
| By: |
Frank Ryan |
| Format: |
Hardback |
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£16.99 |
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| ISBN 10: |
1874082006 |
| ISBN 13: |
9781874082002 |
| Publisher: |
SWIFT PUBLISHERS LTD |
| Pub. date: |
16 July, 1992 |
| Pages: |
482 |
| Synopsis: |
Tuberculosis is the greatest killer of all time. In this century and the previous one, it was responsible for the deaths of a thousand million human beings. Half way through the 20th century, people did not believe that a cure would ever be possible, but a few scientists throughout the world each played a part in finding that cure. The discovery changed history, yet that story has never been told. Dr Frank Ryan has gathered together the intimate details of the story of the cure, travelling world-wide and interviewing surviving scientists such as H. Corwin Hinshaw, Albert Schatz, Karl Rosdahl, Ake Hanngrenn, John Crofton and Rollin Hotchkiss. His research also led him to discover the forgotten and previously unpublished diaries of Gerhard Domagk. From the deadly secrets of the disease itself to the tragedies and triumphs that marked their progress, this book tells of the few people who risked their lives against tuberculosis. The last section of the book goes on to tell of the new outbreak of tuberculosis, linked with the AIDS epidemic, that now threatens the world again. "Tuberculosis: The Greatest Story Never Told" is intended for general readers, doctors and scientists alike. |
| Illustrations: |
16pp colour illustrations, 32pp b&w illustrations, references, index |
| Publication: |
UK |
| Imprint: |
Swift Publishers Ltd |
| Returns: |
Non-returnable |
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