Tuberculosis

Dyer (science writer, board-certified life sciences editor) notes that while tuberculosis would seem to be a disease of the past, it remains a lethal global threat. In the initial essay, the author frames tuberculosis in the perspective of the people and events that created its past and the factors that contributed to its current status. Topics include an overview of the disease, diagnostic tools, early history and efforts to control the disease, antibiotics, tuberculosis in the arts, the resurgence of the disease, and its future. Annotation 穢2010 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)