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DuBos et al examine the social aspects of the TB epidemic, along with some of the biological factors. They show how TB was romaticized, how it was portrayed as a demon coming to rob the healthy of life, and how it sparked scientific invention - in particular the stethescope. The introduction is wonderful as it lays out the basic parts of the book.

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Book category Books in English Mathematics & science Biology, life sciences Human biology

• Full title: White Plague
• Author: Rene Dubos
• Language: English
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 277
• EAN: 9780813512242
• ISBN: 9780813512242
• ID: 07411978
• Publisher: Rutgers University Press
• Weight: 412 g
• Dimensions: 140 × 216 × 23 mm
• Date of publishing: 30. January 1987

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