Spitting Blood
Subtitle: The History of Tuberculosis
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Published: 2012
Language: eng
Number of pages: 368
ISBN-13: 9780199542055
Subjects: Tuberculosis, history; Tuberculosis, prevention
Description: Tuberculosis is a complex and ancient disease that, after many years of virtual disappearance in the developed world, is now making something of a comeback. Helen Bynum tracks the historical development of the disease and considers the challenges it presents to the modern world.