"must We All Die
Subtitle: Alaska's Enduring Struggle With Tuberculosis
Publisher: University of Alaska Press
Published: July 2005
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 264
ISBN-13: 9781889963709
Subjects: Tuberculosis; History; Medical / Nursing; History: World; Forensic Medicine; General; Alaska
Description: "Alaska Natives have struggled with the "white plague" of tuberculosis for centuries. At last, physician and historian Robert Fortuine brings their story to light. He provides a comprehensive account of tuberculosis from its earliest occurrence in prehistory through the latest outbreaks, made more threatening by HIV/AIDS. Fortuine describes the courage and self-sacrifice of itinerant nurses who endured challenging and often dangerous conditions, as well as the efforts of doctors who fought cuts in funding as valiantly as they battled for the lives of their patients."--Jacket.