Health and disease
Subtitle: investigating a TB outbreak
By: Richard Spilsbury
Edition: 1 [edition].
Series: Anatomy of an investigation
Publisher: Capstone
Published: 2014
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9781432984601; 9781432976033; 9781432976095
Subjects: JUVENILE NONFICTION; Health risk assessment; Science & Nature; MEDICAL; Biology; Preventive Medicine; Tuberculosis; Forensic Medicine; Public Health
Description: When students at a school become sick, it becomes clear a serious outbreak of tuberculosis (TB) is occurring. Can doctors prevent its spread, and can they minimize the harm that is being caused by a rare strain of the disease? This book looks at the topics of health and disease to explain how pathogens, such as bacteria and viruses, can affect our health and pass from person to person. It shows how medical professionals use their knowledge of science and technology to track down those infected by TB and to give them treatment.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.

Print version record.
Table of contents: title: Coughing fits; title: Investigating disease; title: Knowing for sure; title: Who gave it to whom?; title: Preventing the spread of TB; title: Eradicating TB; title: Investigation: the spread of pathogens; title: Timeline of a TB case.