Invincible Microbe: Tuberculosis and the Never-Ending Search for a Cure
Categories: Children's Books, History
Invincible Microbe: Tuberculosis and the Never-Ending Search for a Cure is a history for young readers by Jim Murphy and Alison Blank. The authors trace tuberculosis from ancient times to the present, describing how it was understood, feared and treated, from sanatoriums to the discovery of antibiotics. They also explain how drug-resistant strains have emerged and why tuberculosis remains one of the world's deadliest infectious diseases. The book includes photographs and historical illustrations.
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- John Green: “When you're getting interested in a subject or you want to really learn about something, read the kids book. Like Walter Dean Myers book about the Haitian Revolution or this book about tuberculosis, like, they answer all the questions that like the grown-up history books assume that you already know.”