Format:
Book
Author:
Murphy, Jim, 1947-2022
Title:
Invincible microbe : tuberculosis and the never-ending search for a cure / Jim Murphy and Alison Blank.
Publisher, Date:
Boston : Clarion Books, 2012.
Description:
149 pages : illustrations, map ; 24 cm
Summary:
This is the story of a killer that has been stalking and doing away with people for thousands of years: Tuberculosis. For centuries, TB in many forms was treated with everything from poultices and potions to the king's touch. The microorganism that causes the disease was eventually identified, more effective treatments were developed, and the cure for TB was thought to be within reach. But the TB germ simply will not die; drug-resistant varieties continue to plague and panic the human race. This biography of the deadly germ, an account of the diagnosis, treatment, and "cure" of the disease over time, and its social history, is woven together with archival prints and photographs.
Target Audience Note:
Ages 9-12.
Middle School.
1200 Lexile.
Subjects:
Tuberculosis -- Juvenile literature.
Tuberculosis -- History -- Juvenile literature.
Microorganisms -- Juvenile literature.
Other Author:
Blank, Alison.
Other Title:
Beehive informational book award nominee, 2013-2014.
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 125-128) and index.
Accelerated Reader 9.5.
Reading Counts! 11.0.
Contents:
This is the story -- In the beginning -- The king's evil -- "There is a dread disease" -- Into the mountains -- "To comfort always" -- The cause -- The outsiders -- The cure -- "Like a fairy-tale" -- Supergerms -- Hot spots.
LCCN:
2011025951
ISBN:
9780544455948
0544455940
9780618535743
0618535748
Other Number:
150346305
System Availability:
1
Current Holds:
0
# Local items:
1
Control Number:
333383
Call Number:
j 616.995 Murphy
Course Reserves:
0
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